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LONDON, September 25: Parthenon Entertainment is unveiling more than 50 hours of new programming at MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior, much of which is made in high definition. The company’s factual slate includes a variety of genres, such as science, wildlife, …

NEW YORK, September 25: AETN International has announced plans to launch a new global on-demand broadband video player for The History Channel, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network outside of the U.S. The video broadband player launched in …

MEXICO CITY, September 25: Comarex will be offering up a wide variety of programming to international buyers at MIPCOM this year, including a range of telenovelas, series and movies. Comarex will be at the market this year with telenovelas like …

LONDON, September 25: ITV has selected Limelight Networks, a content delivery network for digital media, to stream live and “catch-up” television programming on demand on its online portal ITV.com. In addition to offering a continuous stream of ITV's four broadcast …

LOS ANGELES, September 25: MarVista Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights to Inspector Mom and Inspector Mom—Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps from the Lifetime Movie Network. The acquisition of the two television movies from Lifetime expands upon a well-established …

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 …

NORWALK, September 25: CABLEready has secured worldwide distribution and format rights to the popular TV Guide network series Making News: Texas Style, to add to its highlights for MIPCOM. The 13×30-minute Making News: Texas Style follows the professional lives of …

LOS ANGELES, September 25: Taffy Entertainment has reached a new worldwide licensing and consumer products deal with Italy’s Atlantyca Entertainment for the classic kids’ book series Geronimo Stilton. Under the new deal, Taffy will now oversee most of the worldwide …

LONDON, September 25: NBC Universal International has realigned its digital operations, reorganizing them under two divisions: New Media Licensing and Digital Assets. New Media Licensing will be led by Beth Minehart, based in Los Angeles, who has been promoted to …

LONDON, September 25: Mark Reynolds, currently with Granada International, has been named the director of factual at BBC Worldwide’s Indie Unit, and will take up the post later this year. Reynolds, who will report to Helen Jackson, BBC Worldwide’s director …