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MIAMI, May 25: Next month, Nickelodeon Brazil is set to launch Nickers, a new magazine-style program aimed at children aged 7 to 15. Nickers will premiere on Nickelodeon Brazil on Monday, June 4, and will air Monday through Friday from …

LONDON, May 25: Distraction has secured new deals in Romania and France for the game show format Guess Who (Cultura Moderna), from Italy’s Mediaset. Distraction has licensed Guess Who to Romanian broadcaster Antenna 1, for premiere on September 1 in …

HOLLYWOOD, May 25: BET Networks, a division of Viacom, has partnered with Paramount Home Entertainment for the launch of a home entertainment division—BET Home Entertainment. Paramount Home Entertainment will distribute BET original television programming, made-for-DVD titles and acquired content on …

MONTREAL, May 25: Just For Laughs has reached a deal to launch a channel on the Internet TV platform Joost. The Just For Laughs channel on Joost will feature a variety of titles that include Just For Laughs Gags, a …

NEW YORK, May 25: Gameloft, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, has announced that a game based on the hit ABC series Lost is now available for purchase at the iTunes Store for $4.99. In …

SANTA MONICA, May 25: Jean Wiegman has been named as VP of production at GSN, reporting to Jamie Roberts, the senior VP of programming at the channel. In her new role, Wiegman supervises all aspects of physical production of series …

LONDON, May 24: Discovery U.K. has promoted Keith Underwood from head of U.K. strategy to the newly created role of VP commercial controller for Discovery Communications Europe U.K., reporting directly to Dan Brooke, Discovery U.K.’s general manager. In his new …

LONDON, May 24: The U.K.’s Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Alastair Darling, has ruled that BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV warrants further investigation by the Competition Commission. Last month, the U.K.’s Office of Fair …

NEW YORK, May 24: CBS Interactive is partnering with leading community-building websites and social application providers in order to allow users of the CBS Audience Network to embed clips from the network’s content into their profiles, websites, blogs and community …

LOS ANGELES, May 24: Dermot Horan, the director of broadcast and acquisitions at Irish terrestrial RTE, tells World Screen Newsflash about what he thinks of some of the new shows being showcased at the L.A. Screenings. While Horan is reluctant …