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STOCKHOLM, September 26: As part of a restructuring of its Viasat DTH satellite pay-TV offerings, Modern Times Group (MTG) will offer its subscribers more than 20 different options of how they can customize their pay-TV channel packages. The move reflects …

TORONTO, September 26: Canadian-based Partners In Motion and Breakthrough Films & Television, along with its distribution division, Breakthrough Entertainment, have teamed up for a new program development and distribution co-venture. As part of the alliance, Breakthrough and Partners In Motion …

LONDON, September 26: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold a substantial package of drama and documentary programming to Australian pay-TV platform FOXTEL. The package of programming includes the 13×30-minute scripted series Love You To Death, which tells the inspired-by-reality tales of …

MUNICH, September 26: SevenOne International has sold the rights to its format Clever!—The Quiz Show That Makes Science Fun to Spain’s Telecinco and the Greek channel Antenna. In Spain, the local adaptation will debut on October 7, under the title …

LOS ANGELES, September 26: American Cinema International has entered into a multipicture deal with Germany’s Zeitsprung Entertainment, with many of the films set to debut during this year’s American Film Market. Topping the list of titles under the new agreement …

MALIBU/NEW YORK, September 26: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has reached a master toy licensing agreement with JAKKS Pacific for an array of products based on Neopets, the global youth-focused virtual world. JAKKS Pacific will create a full line …

HILVERSUM, September 26: Endemol Spain’s new 13×22-minute children’s property Los Algos will be offered up at MIPCOM Junior, after having already seen success since its premiere on Cuatro this summer. Los Algos transports children to a magical world of excitement …

LONDON, September 26: BBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, and Ricall, an online music licensing marketplace, have combined their respective resources to offer their clients expanded audio-visual choices. Under the deal, BBC Motion Gallery users will …

VANCOUVER, September 26: Thunderbird Films and Daro Film Distribution have picked up the worldwide distribution rights for the 2×90-minute dramatic mini-series Dragon Boys and the 70×30-minute teen drama Edgemont, for international launch at MIPCOM. Both Dragon Boys and Edgemont were …

LONDON, September 25: 2waytraffic UK has announced that ITV1 has recommissioned its game-show format Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for another season. The new deal comprises at least 25×1-hour episodes and will see the quiz show continue to be …