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MUNICH, April 18: SevenOne International has sold the U.S. format rights to ProSieben's game show format Beat your Host! to paraMedia inc. to produce through Warner Horizon Television, Warner Bros. Television’s division for unscripted programming, in deal brokered by ICM. …

CANNES, April 18: Irish entertainment network Channel 6 is launching a new late-night erotic programming block this May called 18+ Only. The block will air on Friday nights from 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. It launches May 4 with newly …

CANNES, April 18: Granada International has inked a deal to supply more than 400 hours of programming to the newly launched VOD service MegaTV in Korea. Concluded by James Ross, GI’s regional director based in Hong Kong, the deal brings …

CANNES, April 18: At MIPTV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) announced plans to develop and produce content based on its established franchises for the home-entertainment market, focusing on proven hits with young adult consumers. Jason Weiss, who is driving the new initiative …

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18: VIZ Media has picked up the TV, home video and non-video game merchandising rights for the Americas, Europe and Oceania to Blue Dragon, a new anime series based on an Xbox 360 video game, from a …

CANNES, April 18: The Zodiak Television Group has launched The Zodiak Distillery, a new group development initiative for the creation and exchange of programming ideas and expertise. The Zodiak Distillery creates a forum to cultivate commercial formats with international appeal. …

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, April 17: Comcast has entered into a distribution and content provision deal with News Corporation and NBC Universal for their recently announced online video venture. Comcast.net and Fancast.com have been added to the slate of distribution partners for …

CANNES, April 17: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has cleared a number of new broadcast sales for this year’s 56th Annual Miss Universe Pageant, which will air live on NBC and Telemundo from Mexico City on May 28. The 2007 …

PRINCETON, April 17: SES Americom has entered into deals with Comcast Networks, Fox Cable Networks, NBC Universal, Showtime Networks and Turner Broadcasting System for its soon-to-be-launched IPTV platform IP-PRIME, which now features more than 350 channels. Currently providing beta trial …

CANNES, April 17: VOOM HD Networks has inked a carriage agreement with Orbit Communications to launch its VOOM HD channel in the Middle East. The agreement, brokered by Zonemedia, sees the launch of the first HD channel in the region. …