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SÃO PAULO/NEW YORK, October 24: More than 30 years after the premiere of Vila Sésamo, the first Sesame Street international co-production in 1972, Brazilian broadcaster TV Cultura has once again partnered with the nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop for the …

MUNICH, October 24: SevenOne International has closed a range of deals for feature-film and mini-series titles, including ProSieben’s two-part adventure Treasure Island, which has now sold to broadcasters in more than 50 countries. Countries where Treasure Island will air include …

PARIS, October 24: Marathon has sold more than 300 hours of programming into the Eastern European market, including package deals in Hungary, Serbia and the Czech Republic. Package deals for documentaries were signed with Czech TV, Duna TV (Hungary), Pravi …

HILVERSUM, October 24: 2waytraffic International has shored up deals for its young-adult-skewing interactive game-show format TXTC with Greece’s Mega Channel and TV Channel Russia. TXTC, targeted at teenagers and under-25s, pits two teams against each other to challenge their texting …

LOS ANGELES, October 24: Debmar-Mercury has secured the worldwide television distribution rights to the best-selling Hasbro brand Trivial Pursuit, and will partner with the toys and games giant to deliver a first-run half-hour TV version of the classic board game. …

NEW YORK, October 24: Sandra Carter Global (SCG) has tapped Library Media Solutions (LMS) to expand its in-flight entertainment business. Through this agreement, LMS will work with Sandra Carter Global in full representation and marketing of the distributor’s range of …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, October 23: CBS News employees who are members of the Writers Guild of America are set to hold a strike authorization vote on November 15, after working under an expired contract since April 2005. According to a …

NEW YORK, October 23: Channel One Russia Worldwide, a 24-hour Russian network, is now available to Time Warner Cable digital customers in selected parts of New York and New Jersey. Channel One Russia Worldwide is an international version of Channel …

BURBANK, October 23: CBS has axed Viva Laughlin, an adaptation of the BBC’s Viva Blackpool, after just two episodes, with plans to fill the Sunday 8 p.m. time slot with the 12th season of the Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race. …

MUNICH, October 23: Tandem Communications has promoted Bernhard Schwab to international sales director, reporting directly to Tandem’s partner and managing director, Rola Bauer. Schwab will head up Tandem’s sales division, overseeing the company’s sales activities in Russia, Poland, Hungary, Benelux, …