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LOS ANGELES, April 3: MarVista Entertainment has licensed its prime-time teen drama series Beyond the Break to the pan-Asian general entertainment channel STAR World, and has clinched a deal in Latin America for its CGI kids’ series The Zula Patrol. …

LONDON, April 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed a number of its hit international formats to broadcasters in Greece, including Got Talent, Betty La Fea, The X Factor, Let’s Make A Deal and Distraction. Antenna in Greece has acquired the …

ENGLEWOOD/MOUNTAIN VIEW, April 3: Google is teaming with EchoStar Communications Corporation to sell advertising time on DISH Network's 125 national satellite networks. Google will have access to a portion of DISH Network's advertising inventory that spans across all channels and …

TORONTO, April 3: Shaftesbury Sales Company has completed a new round of international deals for its 52×30-minute live action family-comedy series Life with Derek, including a renewal of the third season by Disney Channels in the U.S., Italy, Germany, Latin …

LONDON, April 3: Arqiva Limited, owned by Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, has agreed to a £2.5-billion deal to take control of National Grid Wireless, which provides broadcast transmission services for BBC television and radio, hosts wireless sites for major mobile …

LONDON, April 3: Distraction will bring the global entertainment news format E-Mix to MIPTV this month, offering subscriptions for weekly half-hour episodes or more flexible packages for a mix of weekly episodes as well as short segments. E-Mix can be …

VISALIA, April 3: Pappas Telecasting Companies, the largest privately-held commercial television broadcast group in the U.S., is ending its affiliation agreement with Azteca America, noting that the Spanish-language content had not delivered significant enough ratings gains to warrant continuing the …

SYDNEY, April 3: Through a deal with BBC Worldwide Australasia, Prime Television in New Zealand has picked up the third season of the hit drama Doctor Who and the ninth season of the motoring entertainment show Top Gear. The 13×45-minute …

MONTE-CARLO, April 3: Shows from the U.S. and the U.K. lead the TV series nominees for this year’s Gold Nymph Awards, which will be presented during the 47th Monte Carlo Television Festival, taking place June 10 to 14 at the …

STOCKHOLM, April 3: Talpa Scandinavia has developed an instructional yoga format, Äntligen hälsa—yoga, for Swedish broadcaster TV4. Launching April 16, Äntligen hälsa—yoga will air every morning from Monday through Friday for 10 weeks at 5:30 a.m. on TV4 and 7 …