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LOS ANGELES, October 8: News Corporation's Fox International Channels has taken a “major stake” in BabyTV for an undisclosed sum. Launched in Israel in 2003, the channel is dedicated to infants and toddlers under three. Commercial-free, BabyTV is carried on …

TORONTO, October 8: Canadian animation outfit 9 Story Entertainment has announced its first foray into live-action content, inking a deal with Les Stroud to develop a kids’ version of his Discovery Channel reality series Survivorman. "9 Story Entertainment is drawing …

CANNES, October 8: The BBC has acquired the British terrestrial rights to the hit ABC Family series Kyle XY, it was announced by Disney-ABC International Television at MIPCOM today. BBC Two will launch the series in the U.K. next year. …

HONG KONG, October 8: Celestial Pictures has expanded the reach of its Shaw Brothers martial-arts films into Slovenia and Israel, scoring deals with Viasat Broadcasting and SAT-Interactive. The Viasat deal marks the first time Celestial’s Shaw Brothers martial arts films …

CANNES, October 8: Building on the worldwide success of the E! Entertainment Television channel, Comcast International Media Group is set to begin The Style Network’s global rollout this year, targeting women aged 18 to 49. The network, which aims to …

CANNES, October 8: Scandinavian production outfit Nordisk Film TV has entered into a strategic alliance with British production outfit Zig Zag Productions, kicking off with the U.K. pilot co-production of the new game show Bias. The alliance will see the …

PARIS, October 8: TF1 and Marathon Media have inked a deal to co-produce, over a three-year period, a slate of new-media content—to be used online, on mobile devices and on VOD services—for three animated series, including the worldwide hit Totally …

TORONTO, October 8: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has named longtime Showtime buyer Larry Greenberg as its senior VP of acquisitions. Based out of the company’s office in Los Angeles, Greenberg will report to Berry Meyerowitz, the president of Peace Arch …

CANNES, October 8: Disney-ABC International Television has licensed High School Musical 2, which broke cable-TV viewership records when it premiered on Disney Channel in the U.S. in August, to free-TV broadcasters in more than 40 countries, including the U.K., Italy, …

LONDON, October 8: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has picked up the rights to the U.S. cooking series Essence of Emeril, featuring the successful U.S. restaurateur, chef and author, Emeril Lagasse, for launch on to the international marketplace at MIPCOM this week. …