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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. …

LONDON, October 5: Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC One, and Stephen Lambert, the chief creative officer at RDF Media, announced their resignations today following the publication of a report into the botched trailer for A Year With the Queen. …

LONDON, October 5: Distraction has further added to its format offerings for MIPCOM with Search For A Presenter, Erotic Star and DNA. The latest announcements follow Distraction taking on the Ripe and Peace Arch catalogues, as well as The Next …

SINGAPORE, October 5: BBC Global Channels has reached a deal to roll out BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies in Hong Kong on IPTV platform now TV, beginning October 17. The Hong Kong launch marks the first time CBeebies will …

TORONTO, October 5: Bejuba! Entertainment, an independent Canadian distribution, production and development company, will roll out the animated series Rickey Sprocket: Showbiz Boy for international broadcasters at MIPCOM Junior. Aimed at children aged 6 to 12, Rickey Sprocket: Showbiz Boy …

BURBANK, October 5: Warner Home Video (WHV) has reached an exclusive multi-year worldwide deal for the home video and new-media distribution of the Peanuts library and original made-for-video titles based on the syndicated Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. …