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LONDON, January 23: ALL3MEDIA International has inked a new deal in Germany for a local version of the British format I Want My Mummy (Mom’s on Strike) for RTL. In a deal brokered with IDTV Deutschland, a local version of …

ISMANING, January 23: EM.Sport Media has extended the sale process for EM.Entertainment after not having found a suitable buyer since putting the division on the market last May, and has lowered the price tag from 90 million euros to 40 …

NORWALK, January 23: CABLEready has licensed a range of factual series to Latin American broadcasters, including Discovery, ahead of NATPE. Turner Latin America has gained pre-sale rights to air Stunt Stars, which is still in production. The 10 one-hour episodes …

SANTA MONICA, January 23: The 50th Annual Grammy Awards is set to proceed on February 10, airing live on CBS, with the Writers Guild of America saying it won’t picket the event. While the WGA has not yet granted a …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Peter White, Garrett Law and A.J. Lewis are launching Attention Span Media, a full-service creative and production studio specializing in mobile and online content that will debut its first webisodic series, Dorm Life, on February 4. …

HONG KONG, January 23: STAR has launched a new channel, focused on Chinese movies from the ‘70s to ‘90s, with carriage scored in Singapore with StarHub and in North America with the KyLinTV IPTV platform. STAR Chinese Movies 2 will …

ATLANTA, January 23: Adina Pitt, who previously served as the VP of acquisitions for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, has been tapped as the VP of content acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Based in New …

NEW YORK, January 23: Guinness World Records TV has secured a two-hour prime-time slot on NBC for its live special Guinness World Records Live: Top 100, which will air on January 27 at 9 p.m. Produced by Endemol subsidiary True …

NEW YORK, January 23: MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, has reached a new talent and development deal with videogame journalist Geoff Keighley, the host of Spike TV’s Game Head. Premiering Friday, January 25, the fifth season of …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Showtime Networks has ordered a third season of its acclaimed drama series Brotherhood. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the political-crime drama, which stars Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. The series is shot …