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SYDNEY, January 16: Network Ten and FOXTEL have secured the exclusive Australian broadcast rights to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The free-TV network and pay-TV platform are promising to deliver “the most comprehensive coverage of this blue ribbon …

LONDON, January 16: Digital Rights Group (DRG) has named Christina Willoughby as the managing director of Channel 4 International (C4i), upped from her role as the head of international sales and co-productions. Since joining C4i in 2003, Willoughby has lead …

LONDON, January 16: Granada International has scored a slot for its drama series Heartbeat in Belgium via a deal with VRT. The broadcaster will air the series three times a week on its main channel, Een, beginning in February. The …

BERLIN, January 16: Kiddinx has scored new sales with broadcasters in Europe, Asia and the Middle East for its children’s series Bibi Blocksberg and Benjamin the Elephant. Both series have been sold to JSC Channel One Russia and will begin …

PARIS, January 16: The first episodes of Marathon Media’s Famous Five On The Case, a 26×26-minute series based on the classic books by Enid Blyton, have been delivered to Disney Channel Europe. The Marathon Media/Chorion (U.K.)/Disney Europe/France 3 co-production ranked …

RIO DE JANEIRO, January 16: Globo TV International’s slate for buyers at NATPE includes a mix of drama and comedy series, documentaries and mini-series, as well as telenovela offerings. In the mini-series genre, Globo is bringing Amazonia, which tells the …

FRANKFURT, January 15: Leo Kirch has reportedly doubled his damages claim against Deutsche Bank and its former chief executive, Rolf Breuer. Last June, Kirch filed suit against Deutsche Bank and Breuer, seeking 1.2 billion euros in damages. Published reports indicate …

LONDON, January 15: March Entertainment, SLR Productions and Parthenon Kids have greenlit production for the new animated comedy series Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist, which has already pre-sold to Network Ten in Australia. The new 26×30-minute series follows the adventures of …

LOS ANGELES, January 15: Four Hollywood studios have cancelled a host of writers’ contracts, according to the Los Angeles Times, placing the development of new shows for the 2008-09 season in further jeopardy as the Writers Guild of America strike …

LONDON, January 15: Outright Distribution has secured a slew of deals, spanning six European territories, for its formats Leave Us Kids Alone and Back in Business. The reality format Leave Us Kids Alone, originally produced for BBC Three by Twenty …