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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 …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS/ATLANTA, September 24: NBC Universal and Cox Communications have announced plans to offer a free trial of five NBC prime-time shows on demand exclusively to Cox Digital Cable customers in Orange County and Palos Verdes in California. The five …

TORONTO, September 24: Jennifer Bennett has been named as the new executive VP of licensing for CCI Entertainment, based in the company’s new Los Angeles office. In her new position, Bennett will be responsible for the company’s overall brand and …

BURBANK, September 24: In December, NBC will debut Clash of the Choirs, a live four-night holiday event series produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. The series will have its two-hour premiere on Monday, December 17 from 9 p.m. and will continue …

SHERMAN OAKS, September 24: GRB Entertainment has announced a promotion and a new hire in its international sales division, both reporting to Marielle Zuccarelli, the company’s senior VP of international sales. John Tancredi has been named the director of international …