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LONDON, April 7: FremantleMedia today announced two new alliances in Asia, with Japan’s TV Man Union and Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA), and additions to its MIPTV lineup with two new reality productions. One of the first steps for the …

CANNES, April 7: David de Rothschild, adventurer and MIPTV keynote speaker, and Kit Hawkins of Everybody’s Entertainment, have launched their joint venture, Sculpt The Future Productions, at MIPTV. The production company is dedicated to socially conscious content across all media …

CANNES, April 7: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and HBO, both Time Warner subsidiaries, have inked a multi-year deal to be the initial suppliers of programming to France Telecom Orange’s new multiplatform pay-TV service. Under the terms of the …

CANNES, April 7: AETN International has reached an agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) to launch a branded HD VOD service in Korea this summer for History (formerly known as The History Channel). The History HD VOD service will be part …

NEW YORK, April 7: The Weinstein Company has created a new international television division, which is making its debut at MIPTV with The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, based on Alexander McCall Smith’s novel of the same name. The No. …

CANNES, April 7: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) is launching The Style Network in a range of new countries, adding some 2 million additional subscribers to its roster, and has licensed more than 900 hours of programming in Asia Pacific. …

CANNES, April 7: Discovery Networks UK has signed a deal with Five that includes a number of co-productions and acquisitions, while Discovery Networks EMEA has re-launched Discovery Science and is launching Discovery World. The deal between Five and Discovery UK …

CANNES, April 7: RHI Entertainment has secured broadcast and DVD sales for its live-action series Flash Gordon in several international markets, and has also begun production on a four-hour event mini-series, The Last Templar, for NBC Television. The Last Templar …

CANNES, April 7: Starz Media and Tandem Communications have restructured their existing programming representation relationship, with Tandem overseeing worldwide television sales of several Starz Media series and collections. Beginning immediately and continuing through 2009, Tandem will handle international sales of …

CANNES, April 7: Belgium’s Studio100 and the in-house CBeebies production team are working together to co-produce the first-ever preschool quiz show, Kerwhizz, for the BBC’s preschool channel. Kerwhizz will be ready for delivery in fall 2008, with distribution of the …