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LONDON, April 6: Debmar-Mercury International has secured deals with European broadcasters for its Trivial Pursuit format, including one with Antena 3. In Spain, Antena 3 has licensed 65 one-hour episodes of the game show, to be titled Trivial Pursuit: Spain …

LONDON, April 6: Leopard International has secured deals for a number of its programs with four European broadcasters, as well as inking its first-ever DVD deal. In the U.K., ITV4 has picked up the one-off, 50-minute documentary Reigning in Hell, …

TORONTO, April 6: Peace Arch Entertainment is offering a range of film, television and DVD titles to international buyers at MIPTV, including the debut of the recently completed crime drama Guns.  Film offerings include the dark comedy Delirious, the drama …

CANNES, April 6: The Colombian outfit Si Hay Ideas will be in Cannes this week with a slate of entertainment formats, including La Ruleta del Amor. Other titles being showcased include Se Busca Intérprete, which is currently being produced in …

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 …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, April 5: Blueprint Entertainment and marblemedia have started production on their flash-animated series The Dating Guy. The 13 half-hour episodes tackle relationships from the perspective of people in their twenties. Created by marblemedia partners Mark Bishop and Matt …