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BUENOS AIRES, September 25: Headlining Dori Media Group’s roster for MIPCOM this year is the romantic comedy Lalola, which was presold to 15 international territories prior to its premiere in Argentina. Produced by Dori Media Group, Lalola has been presold …

LOS ANGELES, September 25: Playboy TV International and Claxson Interactive will launch their joint venture, LifeStyle TV, on a variety of platforms throughout the Latin American region on September 30. LifeStyle TV is the first Latin American channel to launch …

MEXICO CITY, September 25: Televisa heads to MIPCOM with three new telenovelas: Passion (Pasión), Love Without Makeup (Amor sin Maquillaje), and Down with the Beautiful (Al Diablo con los Guapos). Set in colonial Mexico, the 100×1-hour telenovela Passion (Pasión) sees …

SINGAPORE, September 25: StarHub Digital Cable will launch two new channels in Singapore, STAR Gold, the first network in the region to offer Hindi movies, and TVB Classic Channel, featuring classic Hong Kong dramas, on October 4. The launch of …

LONDON, September 25: Parthenon Entertainment is unveiling more than 50 hours of new programming at MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior, much of which is made in high definition. The company’s factual slate includes a variety of genres, such as science, wildlife, …

NEW YORK, September 25: AETN International has announced plans to launch a new global on-demand broadband video player for The History Channel, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network outside of the U.S. The video broadband player launched in …

MEXICO CITY, September 25: Comarex will be offering up a wide variety of programming to international buyers at MIPCOM this year, including a range of telenovelas, series and movies. Comarex will be at the market this year with telenovelas like …

LONDON, September 25: ITV has selected Limelight Networks, a content delivery network for digital media, to stream live and “catch-up” television programming on demand on its online portal ITV.com. In addition to offering a continuous stream of ITV's four broadcast …

LOS ANGELES, September 25: MarVista Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights to Inspector Mom and Inspector Mom—Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps from the Lifetime Movie Network. The acquisition of the two television movies from Lifetime expands upon a well-established …

LONDON, September 25: 2waytraffic UK has announced that ITV1 has recommissioned its game-show format Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for another season. The new deal comprises at least 25×1-hour episodes and will see the quiz show continue to be …