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LOS ANGELES, April 17: Just a few weeks since its launch, Showtime’s The Tudors has been renewed for a second season, as has This American Life. Showtime has ordered a further 10 episodes of the critically acclaimed The Tudors, which …

CANNES, April 17: Leading interactive entertainment software company Electronic Arts is working with Endemol for Virtual Me, a new digital entertainment concept—intended to bridge the divide between traditional TV and video games—that gives users a new way to participate with …

CANNES, April 17: TF1 will debut this fall a French version of Beauty & The Geek, a format from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution that first aired in the U.S. on The CW. Production will begin immediately on eight episodes …

NASHVILLE, April 17: On Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, the Documentary Channel (DOC) in the U.S. is launching a new EarthView programming block. The new destination, devoted to eco-friendly documentaries, will air every Sunday night at 7 p.m. through …

LONDON, April 17: Power has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to two long-running U.S. daytime dramas: Guiding Light and As The World Turns. Both serials, which were originally created by the celebrated soap writer Irna Phillips, have together attracted …

CANNES, April 17: Buena Vista International Television has closed free-to-air terrestrial deals in more than 80 markets on its CGI preschool series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, following its success on Playhouse Disney and Disney Channels worldwide. “We’re delighted to introduce a …

CANNES, April 16: Adding to its more than 1,500 hours of content from E!, Style, G4 and Versus, E! Networks is showcasing titles from the African-American cable network TV One at MIPTV this week. The channel features dramas, sitcoms, reality, …

HILVERSUM, April 16: The classic tween series Lizzie McGuire continues to notch up deals after airing in more than 100 territories worldwide, with Telescreen announcing three new slots for the series in Eastern Europe. In the Ukraine, New Channel has …

CANNES, April 16: At a press conference in Cannes today, The International Academy of Arts & Sciences announced that TF1 chief Patrick Le Lay will receive this year’s International Emmy Directorate Award, and that the 2008 International Academy Day will …

SANTA BARBARA/TORONTO/LONDON, April 16: Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has reached a co-development deal with Toronto’s Kaleidoscope Entertainment and the U.K.’s Phew!! Ltd. for the environmental-themed CGI animated series Snapper. Created by Phew founders Guy Hallifax, Ian Ellery and Mick Wells, …