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VAN NUYS, August 28: Production has wrapped on The Lost Treasure of Ugarit, co-produced by American Cinema International and Oasis Entertainment, that is set to launch worldwide at the American Film Market in November. The 3×90-minute mini-series, shot on location …

HILVERSUM, August 28: Endemol International has optioned five of its formats to the Korean production company Olive9 ahead of the Broadcast Worldwide (BCWW) 2007 conference in Seoul. The deal includes the international game show Set for Life, which has aired …

LONDON, August 28: British animation company Joella Productions has appointed BBC Worldwide as international program sales and merchandising agent for its 26×12-minute CGI-animated series Underground Ernie. Under the deal, BBC Worldwide has secured the cross-media rights for the series, including …

KUALA LUMPUR, August 28: Becoming a King, the first of two high-definition documentaries produced from a fund established by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS), premiered this week on National Geographic Channel …

SILVER SPRING, August 28: In an effort to centralize its global network operations, Discovery Communications has named John Honeycutt as executive VP and chief media technology officer and Myrna Renaud as the senior VP of international media operations. Honeycutt is …

HOLLYWOOD, August 28: CBS Paramount International Television has named Paul Gilbert, the former VP of international program development and format sales at Sony Pictures Television International, as its new senior VP of international formats. In his new role, Gilbert is …

MONTREAL, August 27: Cineflix Productions has announced more than 50 new hours of original productions for broadcasters in the U.K., Canada and the U.S. Returning series green-lit for production include a second season of the 10×1-hour docudrama True CSI, for …

STOCKHOLM, August 27: Silverback, formerly Talpa Scandinavia, has received a commission for its new musical talent format West End Star from TV3 in Sweden, which plans to air the series this fall. The format, spanning nine episodes, will be produced …

BURBANK, August 27: Nickelodeon has tapped veteran production and development executive Tracy Katsky as its new senior VP of development and original programming. In this newly created position, Katsky will oversee all of Nickelodeon’s ongoing live-action and animated program development …

BRUSSELS, August 27: CDC United Network, which specializes in distributing content to the Latin American market, has named Erik Jensen as its new managing director, succeeding Sebastian Lami Dozo. After nine years with the company, Sebastian Dozo will be leaving …