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LOS ANGELES, February 7: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has signed a number of long-term licensing deals in Latin America, totaling more than 110 hours of entertainment and lifestyle programming from The Style Network. FOXlife and Canal Fox Channel have …

LONDON, February 7: The Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel Virgin1 has acquired American Inventor from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), featuring panelists Peter Jones, George Foreman, Pat Croce and Sara Blakely. The deal covers two seasons of the prime-time reality show, which …

LONDON, February 7: UKTV Style, in association with E! Canada, has commissioned the Cineflix format A-Listers Unzipped, which will begin airing on the network on March 25 at 11 p.m. A-Listers Unzipped, which is currently being filmed in Canada, features …

LONDON, February 7: LIVING has commissioned Twofour Broadcast to produce Conversations with a Serial Killer, a new 8×1-hour paranormal investigative series tracing the lives of deceased infamous serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos and Ted Bundy. Conversations with …

LONDON, February 7: Ludorum, the interactive media investment company formed by the former CEO and COO of HIT Entertainment, has secured a new set of global agreements for Chuggington, a 3-D animated series and interactive website for children aged 3 …

BURBANK/SYDNEY, February 7: DIC Entertainment has appointed International Film Group (IFG) as the licensing and merchandising agent for its key properties throughout Australia. IFG will manage the licensing and merchandising programs across Australia for key properties such as Inspector Gadget, …

MADRID, February 7: Elastic Rights has inked a deal with National Geographic Television International to handle the television, home video, merchandising and licensing rights for Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies is …

LONDON, February 7: John A. Marley, most recently the series producer at Talent Television in the U.K., has launched Archie Productions, an independent production outfit that will develop and produce creative intellectual property for both broadcast and digital media. As …

NEW YORK, February 7: Presenting his first set of financials since being named CEO of Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes unveiled his strategy for improving the company’s stock price, including cost cuts, a change in the ownership structure of the cable …

NEW YORK, February 7: IMG Global Media has announced two key appointments as part of the company’s continued expansion: Carmi Zlotnik will serve as the head of global media operations and John Penney has been named the head of global …