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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 …

CANNES, April 7: Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand has picked up the preschool series New Macdonald’s Farm from Beyond Distribution to air on Playhouse Disney in July. The series combines live action with studio pieces, and targets the 2-to-5 …

MADRID, April 6: Elastic Rights has sold the free-TV rights to National Geographic’s preschool series Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies to Portugal’s state-owned network RTP. Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies is a co-production between National Geographic Kids Entertainment, BBC/CBeebies and King Rollo …

CANNES, April 6: Looking Glass International has taken on the distribution rights to Mad About English, a documentary that was pre-sold to the CBC and produced with the support of the Media Development Authority of Singapore. Made by award-winning producer …

REDMOND, April 6: Microsoft has given Yahoo! a deadline of April 26 to reach a deal over its buyout offer, warning that if an agreement is not clinched it will launch a hostile takeover with a lower purchase price. Microsoft …

WASHINGTON, April 6: According to wire reports, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed suit against Fox Broadcasting Company and Sinclair Broadcast Group to collect an unpaid indecency fine stemming from a 2003 episode of Married by America. In …

LOS ANGELES, April 6: Alchemy Television and Tele München are working together for the worldwide distribution of Flashpoint, a new drama series set to air on CTV in Canada and CBS in the U.S. The new 13×1-hour drama from producers …