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HILVERSUM, September 30: A mix of new reality, entertainment and game-show formats, including the psychological-competition series Estate of Panic, will be on offer at MIPCOM from Endemol. Estate of Panic challenges contestants to hunt for cash in a huge country …

NEW YORK, September 30: CBS Consumer Products has signed a deal with EMS Exhibits to bring the museum exhibit CSI: The Experience to Europe, debuting in Vienna at the Riesenradplatz in the fourth quarter of this year. Originally developed by …

Hollywood, September 30: Twentieth Century Fox has appointed Gary Rosenfeld as the senior VP of new-media licensing, responsible for overseeing its portfolio of video-game projects based on its properties. Additionally, Rosenfeld will manage Twentieth Century Fox Licensing Merchandising’s games development …

BURBANK, September 30: Sonny with a Chance, an original comedy about a talented Midwestern girl who relocates to L.A. for a role on a sketch-comedy series, is set to premiere in early 2009 on Disney Channel in the U.S. Demi …

AMSTERDAM, September 30: Chellomedia’s Netherlands-based premium pay-TV service has added a new movie channel and a sports network: Film1 Action and Sport1.2. Film1 Action will showcase action movies, horror and mysteries. Offerings for the fall include Live Free, Die Hard, …

HILVERSUM, September 30: Zodiak Television is expanding its presence in the Netherlands, where it already owns Kanakna, taking full control of Palm Plus Productions. Palm Plus and Kanakna Holland will be merged into a new company, but each will retain …

SINGAPORE, September 30: Astro ARUNA, a new 24-hour Malay-language channel that features Indonesian dramas, is launching in Singapore on SingTel’s mio TV on October 6. Astro ARUNA will feature Indonesian dramas such as Akibat Banyak Gaul, centered on a group …

LONDON, September 30: ITV’s Global Content division has acquired a 51.2-percent interest in the Berlin-based TV producer in Imago TV Film-und Fernsehproduktion, through its wholly owned Granada Germany subsidiary. The move is part of ITV’s global growth strategy, as it …

BUENOS AIRES, September 30: Dori Media Group’s hit novela Lalola continues to notch up successful numbers across the globe, with the debut of the local version on VMT in Belgium drawing in some 1 million viewers. The show’s premiere episode …

HOLLYWOOD, September 30: Paramount Pictures has inked a new five-year deal to distribute worldwide the next five self-produced features from Marvel Entertainment, following the success of their previous collaboration on Iron Man. The new deal includes theatrical distribution in foreign …