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SYDNEY, April 5: Beyond Distribution is heading to MIPTV with a diverse blend of factual entertainment, headlined by the fighter pilot reality series Jetstream. The 8×1-hour Jetstream chronicles the white-knuckle adventures and trials of an elite group of Air Force …

LONDON, April 5: Galleon Holdings will offer up to international buyers at MIPTV the first season of its multiplatform reality talent show Super Soccer Star, a co-production with China’s Guangdong TV Sports Channel and the U.K.’s Chelsea Football Club. The …

NEW YORK, April 5: Defiance Entertainment will be showcasing a lineup of reality series, sports highlights and documentary features, among others, at this year’s MIPTV. Headlining the slate is the third season of Amazing Adventures of a Nobody. The reality-based …

CANNES, April 5: Absolutely Independent will represent the international format rights to GRB Entertainment’s series The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom. The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom, produced in the U.S. for TLC, gives stay-at-home moms who gave …

CANNES, April 5: Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment arrives at MIPTV with a slew of new kids’ programming, including the animated 13-episode series Zot the Dog, originally produced for ITV in the U.K. Adapted from Ivan Jones’ best-selling books, Zot the …

LOS ANGELES, April 5: Bennett Media Worldwide is bringing to MIPTV its new high-definition television content package MEN7 Digital, which consists of more than 250 hours of men’s lifestyle programming. The package includes supporting editorial and marketing collateral, and is …

NEW YORK, April 4: Cartoon Network has revealed its programming lineup for 2008, which includes new series like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a sequel to the live-action movie Ben 10: Race Against Time, and the return of the hit …

LOS ANGELES, April 4: The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has named Denise O’Connor as the VP of business development. O’Connor will be responsible for managing sales and sponsorship activities for all year-round events, including NATPE’s annual Conference …

WEST PALM BEACH, April 4: ION Media Networks will extend the schedule for its flagship channel, ION Television, to an additional hour of entertainment programming from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. each weekday, with three new series joining the channel’s …

TORONTO, April 4: Licensing and distribution veteran Irv Holender has taken the helm of The Fremantle Corporation as director and principal. Holender’s career includes high-level stints in licensing for Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount and WB’s Looney Tunes, in addition to …