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LONDON, October 5: ALL3MEDIA International has prepared a range of drama and factual programming to offer broadcasters at MIPCOM. The bulked-up drama offerings include two mysteries from its production partners in the U.K. and Australia, and a second season of …

LONDON, October 5: Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC One, and Stephen Lambert, the chief creative officer at RDF Media, announced their resignations today following the publication of a report into the botched trailer for A Year With the Queen. …

LONDON, October 5: Distraction has further added to its format offerings for MIPCOM with Search For A Presenter, Erotic Star and DNA. The latest announcements follow Distraction taking on the Ripe and Peace Arch catalogues, as well as The Next …

SINGAPORE, October 5: BBC Global Channels has reached a deal to roll out BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies in Hong Kong on IPTV platform now TV, beginning October 17. The Hong Kong launch marks the first time CBeebies will …

TORONTO, October 5: Bejuba! Entertainment, an independent Canadian distribution, production and development company, will roll out the animated series Rickey Sprocket: Showbiz Boy for international broadcasters at MIPCOM Junior. Aimed at children aged 6 to 12, Rickey Sprocket: Showbiz Boy …

BURBANK, October 5: Warner Home Video (WHV) has reached an exclusive multi-year worldwide deal for the home video and new-media distribution of the Peanuts library and original made-for-video titles based on the syndicated Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. …

MEVASSERT ZION, October 5: Topping the MIPCOM slate of Israel’s Armoza Formats this year is Revenge of the Geeks, a new reality format that searches for the country’s next genius kid. Revenge of the Geeks will begin airing on Channel …

TORONTO, October 5: Canadian broadcaster Slice has ordered a second season of 13×30-minute episodes of the factual series Plastic Makes Perfect from Breakthrough Films & Television. Breakthrough Films & Television plans to showcase 26 half-hour episodes of Plastic Makes Perfect …

COPENHAGEN, October 5: Scandinavia’s Media Entertainment Group (MEG) has secured a co-production agreement with Belgian partners Keynews Television (KNTV) and RTL TVI for the production of hidden-camera gags totaling 100×26-minute episodes and featuring 1,000 new gags, under the brand Joking …

LOS ANGELES, October 4: CaribeVisión, a new television network targeted to the Hispanic-Caribbean market in the U.S., will premiere an original entertainment news program, Hollywood Café, on October 21 at 7:30 p.m. The half-hour weekly series will be hosted by …