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BEIJING, April 10: According to the Associated Press, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has started filming a 40-part drama about the martial arts icon Bruce Lee. The Legend of Bruce Lee began filming in Shunde in Guangdong, the ancestral home of …

DUBLIN, April 10: Brotherhood, Showtime’s original series about two brothers in an Irish-American neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, has been acquired by Ireland’s Channel 6 in a deal with CBS Paramount International Television. The show features two brothers—one a gangster, …

BARCELONA, April 10: Spain’s Icon Animation has secured new sales on its girl-skewing animated series Lola & Virginia with broadcasters in Brazil, Romania, Russia and Ireland. In Brazil, the free-TV channel SBT has acquired the series, along with a licensing …

LONDON, April 10: 3DD Entertainment has secured the worldwide TV and DVD rights, excluding North America, to I Trust You To Kill Me, a 90-minute music documentary featuring 24 star Kiefer Sutherland. The deal was brokered with 3DD by William …

TORONTO, April 10: Peace Arch Entertainment has expanded its international distribution team, hiring CHUM executives Kevin Byles and Victor Rodriguez. Byles, formerly VP and general manager of CHUM International, has been named president of international distribution. He will oversee all …

LONDON, April 10: Chris Philip is set to join Power as president of worldwide sales upon the completion of his contract with NBC Universal International Television Distribution, where he is the VP of sales for Latin America. A former executive …

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10: The U.S. government has lodged two complaints against China at the World Trade Organization, citing the rampant piracy of American intellectual property in the country. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab noted: “Piracy and counterfeiting levels in …

LONDON/PARIS, April 10: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has appointed Alexandre Moussard as VP of sales for French-speaking Europe, reporting to Jim Brehm, the company’s senior VP of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Moussard, who will be …

BETHPAGE, April 10: Cablevision Systems Corporation has announced that it is filing an appeal against a federal court ruling that blocked the rollout of its remote-storage digital video recorder. The planned device would allow any Cablevision subscriber with a digital …

NEW YORK, April 10: Sean Cohan has been promoted to senior VP of international at A&E Television Networks (AETN). In his new role, based in New York, Cohan is responsible for the management and expansion of AETN’s brands and services …