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MONTREAL, March 28: Distraction has secured its first deal in China with the sale of the game show Dirty Rotten Cheater to Beijing New Century Media. The high-tension game show, created by Jonathan Goodson Productions, is already a hit in …

MIAMI, March 28: MTV Latin America has launched La Zona, a multiplatform initiative that includes a new talent search reality series. Through this initiative the network kicks off its pan-regional talent search contest, La Zona de Combate, in search of …

LONDON, March 28: BBC One has renewed the drama Ashes to Ashes for a second season, set to air in 2009. From Kudos Film and Television, in association with Monastic Productions, Ashes to Ashes was a strong performer in its …

BASKING RIDGE/NEW YORK, March 28: MTV's bilingual channel, MTV Tr3s, is now available on Verizon Wireless’s V CAST Mobile TV platform. MTV Tr3s is the only Hispanic offering on Verizon’s V CAST. Programs exclusively offered on V CAST include Sucker …

LONDON, March 28: Coolabi Productions’ preschool animation series The Large Family has been commissioned for a second season by CBeebies. Based on the books by Jill Murphy, the show’s 11-minute episodes in 2-D cel animation chronicle the domestic chaos of …

LOS ANGELES, March 28: Granada Ventures has secured three global licensing partners for its girl-skewing property Bella Sara: HarperCollins, Codemasters and Sababa Toys. HarperCollins was appointed as the worldwide master publishing licensee for Bella Sara. The deal covers all publishing …

LONDON, March 28: BabyTV will launch its 24-hour channel on ten additional platforms in Europe, including Portugal, Estonia and Greece. The launches include PT Telecom and Cabovisão in Portugal, UPC in Austria, Alice IPTV in France, Telset and Elion in …

LOS ANGELES, March 28: PorchLight Entertainment is primed to offer international buyers a range of new programming at MIPTV, ranging from the top-rated Hallmark Channel movie The Note to live-action and animated films and television series. The Note stars Genie …

HONG KONG, March 28: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free channel dedicated to babies and toddlers, will launch on Hong Kong Cable on March 31 at 6 a.m. The channel will be carried on Hong Kong Cable’s channel 138 and will be …

NEW YORK, March 27: USA Network has unveiled new pilots on its development slate as well as a raft of original programs that it will premiere throughout the year, including the launch of the mini-series The Starter Wife as a …