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LOS ANGELES, April 1: Lawless Entertainment is a new venture set up by Catherine Malatesta and Bryan Taw that will be at MIPTV next week offering up content from My Media Entertainment, founded by Spelling Television veterans Kenneth Miller and …

TORONTO, April 1: Shaftesbury Films and IToys have teamed up to produce a range of retail products for the live-action kids’ series Life with Derek. The deal, brokered by JTMG, will see a line of electronic hand-held and tabletop games, …

SINGAPORE, March 31: Singaporean cable platform StarHub will add a new dedicated sports channel, Eurosport, to its Sports Group package. Beginning April 15, Eurosport will be available to all Sports Group customers using the digital set-top box, HubStation or high-definition …

MUNICH, March 31: SevenOne International has licensed the hit Sat.1 novela Love is in the Air to the Indian entertainment channel Firangi for launch April 14. The channel will air 123 episodes of the show, dubbed into Hindi. The India …

TORONTO, March 31: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has acquired the new documentary travel series Departures to air on Nat Geo Adventure. The 26×1-hour series follows the journey of two travelers, Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach, who leave their lives …

HILVERSUM, March 31: Endemol has secured several new deals in the Middle East, including the Talpa game-show format Divided receiving a pick up from Abu Dhabi TV. Divided, which will make its international debut at MIPTV, has been acquired by …

LONDON, March 31: ZenithOptimedia has downgraded 2008 ad expenditure growth in North America and Europe to 3.8 percent, but has upgraded the forecast for the rest of the world to 11.1 percent. The organization notes that developing markets will contribute …

TORONTO, March 31: Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed three TV movies to Hallmark Channel for broadcast this year in the U.K., Ireland, Asia, Australia, Hungary, Romania and Poland. The deal includes the features The Road to Christmas, Absolution and Cradle of …

NEW YORK, March 31: Barry Diller has won a court case that allows him to proceed with the separation of IAC/InterActiveCorp into five separate companies, a move that John Malone’s Liberty Media had attempted to block. The battle between longtime …

MALIBU, March 31: JAKKS Pacific has been named the exclusive worldwide master toy licensee for American Gladiators by MGM Consumer Products. The agreement, brokered through licensing agent JTMG on behalf of MGM Consumer Products, includes action figures, accessories, outdoor sports …