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CANNES/LOS ANGELES, April 16: Nickelodeon International has picked up the Asia-Pacific, European and Latin American rights to Taffy Entertainment’s Growing Up Creepie for launch early next year. The agreement also names Nickelodeon as Taffy’s licensing and merchandising agent in specified …

CANNES, April 16: French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired two drama series from ALL3MEDIA International, it was announced at MIPTV today. From award-winning film and television producer Ecosse Films, Cape Wrath is a thriller about a family living in …

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, …

CANNES, April 16: At MIPTV today, the new Internet TV platform Joost annouced a raft of new content alliances, including deals with ALL3MEDIA International and Alliance Atlantis. In addition, September Films and Wall to Wall are joining the service, as …

CANNES, April 16: Amberwood Entertainment has partnered with Xenophile Media to create an interactive web experience for its new property RollBots. In making the announcement, Jonathan Wiseman, the VP of sales and acquisitions at Amberwood, said: “We are ecstatic to …

HONG KONG, April 16: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has concluded a multi-year video-on-demand movie agreement in Hong Kong with ViDeOnline Communications, a third-party provider of VOD content over broadband, mobile and IPTV. This is The Walt Disney Company’s …

CANNES, April 16: Five in the U.K. has renewed its rights to Buena Vista International Television’s Grey’s Anatomy and NBC Universal International Television Distribution’s House and Law & Order franchise, and has acquired Chorion’s Mr. Men Show. The new BVITV …