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NEW YORK, October 9: Sundance Channel has acquired the first two seasons of the British comedy series Pulling, and the eight-part Australian sketch series Big Girl’s Blouse, which Laura Michalchyshyn, the executive VP and general manager of programming and creative …

CANNES, October 9: CABLEready has closed three new broadcast deals at MIPCOM for its factual entertainment catalogue with Scandinavia’s NonStop Television, Zone Reality and Spain’s La Sexta. Scandinavia’s NonStop Television has acquired The Fashion Team, worldwide broadcaster Zone Reality closed …

CANNES, October 9: Delivering the Latin American keynote at MIPCOM today in a session moderated by Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of WSN INC.—the company behind World Screen and TV Latina—Emilio Azcárraga, the president and CEO of Grupo Televisa, …

CANNES, October 9: Nickelodeon Australia has picked up the rights for two children’s titles from Beyond Distribution: Milly, Molly and The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. The 26×30-minute live-action drama series The Amazing Extraordinary Friends is produced by Greenstone Pictures and features …

NEW YORK, October 9: NBC Universal will acquire the female-focused U.S. cable network Oxygen Media for $925 million. Excluding financial assets, the purchase price is approximately $875 million. Upon completion of the transaction, Oxygen will be merged into NBC Universal's …

CANNES, October 9: French pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ has acquired the third season of Xilam’s animated comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches, for premiere on its new Canal+Family channel, which debuts this month. Production is currently under way on the series …

CANNES, October 9: Speaking with reporters in Cannes this morning, Leslie Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation and this year’s MIPCOM Personality of the Year, discussed the company’s new-media strategy, the relationship with iTunes and the progress of …

CANNES, October 9: Breakthrough Animation and 2-D Lab’s animated preschool series My Big Big Friend won The Licensing Challenge at this year’s MIPCOM Junior. The Licensing Challenge is a pitching session that showcases the TV property with the highest licensing …

CANNES, October 9: Jehane Noujaim, the award-winning filmmaker behind Control Room, is working with Chris Anderson, the curator of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), for Pangea Day, a global event slated for May 10, 2008 that will showcase short films …

CANNES, October 9: BBC Worldwide has revealed plans to open up a local production base in India, to be headed up by Saul Nassé ¡s general manager and creative head. The new office, BBC Worldwide Productions India, will be responsible for …