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CANNES, April 19: TV-Loonland has reached a deal with KidsCo to supply a raft of titles to the newly formed global channel—targeted at children and families—when it initially rolls out later this year in Central and Eastern Europe. TV-Loonland will …

CARLSBAD, April 18: Entriq has been commissioned to provide digital rights management solutions to RTL for its new online video-on-demand service. The newly launched RTL NOW! offers viewers in Germany the chance to watch such shows as Deutschland sucht den …

NEW YORK/LONDON/BELGIUM, April 18: The History Channel UK, a joint venture between A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB, will launch The History Channel in Belgium on Telenet on May 1. The History Channel in Belgium is an extension of the …

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. …

CANNES, April 18: Following a slew of recent sales for its show Lola & Virginia, Spain’s Icon Animation has closed a new deal for the girl-skewing series with TV2 Norway. “We are very happy to work with TV2 to bring …