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TORONTO, October 3: CCI Entertainment has entered into a deal with Dubai-based Blink Studios for the development, production and sale of entertainment properties, the first of which is a preschool CG animated series entitled Tooterville, which will be previewed at …

TORONTO/LONDON, October 3: DECODE Entertainment has inked a raft of home entertainment and merchandising deals for its hit preschool property Franny’s Feet. DECODE has reached an agreement with Allumination Filmworks for U.S. home entertainment rights and has inked an extended …

LONDON, October 3: The Interactive Emmy-winning youth-targeted network Current TV, which launched in the U.K. earlier this year, has selected the eight winners of its first documentary pitching session held at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). All eight …

SINGAPORE, October 3: Twenty-four Singaporean companies, the largest number to date, will showcase nearly 100 programs for international sale and distribution to broadcasters at MIPCOM. One of the highlights of the slate is the children’s 2-D animated Tales Alive. The …

LONDON, October 3: According to a report released today by British media regulator Ofcom, “the future provision of new U.K.-originated programming for children, particularly drama and factual, looks increasingly uncertain.” The regulator has found that investment in first-run original programming …

HILVERSUM, October 3: 2waytraffic International is bringing two new reality formats to MIPCOM, F.A.B.S.: Search For A Video Model and 6 Handshakes Away. F.A.B.S.: Search For A Video Model sees ten girls battle it out for a cash prize, new …

LONDON, October 3: BBC Global Channels will roll out a suite of four branded thematic channels—BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies—in Poland, which, according to Dean Possenniskie, the senior VP of EMEA for BBC Global Channels, is a …

LONDON, October 3: Pilot Productions will roll out the thirteenth season of its travel series Globe Trekker at MIPCOM. The award-winning series is shot on location in some of the world’s most exotic surroundings. Each episode travels to a different …

LONDON/BUDAPEST, October 3: MTV Networks International’s (MTVNI) Emerging Markets group has launched MTV Hungary, a new 24-hour advertiser-supported Hungarian-language channel available to nearly 1.5 million households in the region via cable and DTH platforms. Wholly-owned and operated by MTVNI’s Emerging …

TORONTO, October 3: Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment will present the animated action-comedy series Bash Boys to international buyers at MIPCOM Jr. this year. The company initially unveiled Bash Boys at MIPTV. In addition to the promo being screened at MIPCOM …