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LONDON, September 25: Granada International has acquired worldwide distribution rights to four new factual programs from Original Productions: Twister Sisters, Backyard Nation, Our Lives: Dog Brothers and Our Lives: Disappeared. The 6×1-hour Twister Sisters follows partners in the Twister Sisters …

NEW YORK, September 25: At the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards last night, the BBC won both International Emmy categories for News and Current Affairs. Baghdad: A Doctor's Story—produced by Guardian Films for BBC Two—which is a series …

LONDON, September 25: BBC Worldwide has added two new dramas, The Whistleblowers and Mistresses, to its lineup for MIPCOM, which currently includes literary adaptations, comedies and children’s properties, among others. The ethical thriller The Whistleblowers examines the corruption within business …

CANNES, September 25: The Palais des Festival’s Grand Auditorium is being opened up for MIPCOM’s slate of high-level keynote speakers this year, including Emilio Azcárraga, the president and CEO of Grupo Televisa, on Tuesday, October 9 at 10 a.m. Azcárraga …

SYDNEY, September 25: Beyond Distribution’s catalogue for MIPCOM covers a diverse mix of factual entertainment, documentaries and children’s programming, totaling 190 hours of new programming. In terms of factual entertainment fare, Beyond is offering up Prototype This!, a 13×1-hour series …

GLENDALE, September 25: Former Viacom chief Tom Freston has been elected to the Board of Directors at DreamWorks Animation. Freston was ousted from his role as president and CEO of Viacom last year after several years of building MTV Networks …

TORONTO/LONDON, September 25: DECODE Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.S., to the animated preschool property Super Why from Out of the Blue Enterprises, for launch at MIPCOM. The 65×22-minute series is already airing on PBS in …

CALGARY, September 25: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has turned down Shaw Communications’ petition to add NBC Universal’s USA Network to its cable platform lineup. According to Shaw, the application was turned down to protect the niche Canadian …

NEW YORK, September 25: 4Kids Entertainment will bring 49 30-minute episodes of its new fantasy-adventure high-definition anime series Dinosaur King to showcase to international broadcasters at MIPCOM. Dinosaur King premieres on Saturday mornings on 4Kids TV in the U.S. later …

PARIS, September 25: TF1 has secured a deal with NBC Universal to launch the second season of the prime-time drama Heroes on its video-on-demand service TF1 Vision within 24 hours of the episode’s initial U.S. broadcast. Starting from today, each …