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LONDON, June 18: UKTV Gold, Sky One, BBC Three, BBC Four, More4 and ITV2 are all up for the Non-Terrestrial Channel of the Year award at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, while all five terrestrials are up for the …

HONG KONG, June 18: Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) has entered into a multiyear video on demand agreement with BigPond, the leading broadband Internet service provider in Australia. This is The Walt Disney Company’s first online VOD movie deal in …

NEW YORK, June 18: NBC Universal’s Bravo cable network is looking to expand its presence beyond the television screen with the launch of Bravo Media, which will encompass talent management, publishing, merchandising, wireless, events, digital, television, radio and international activities. …

NEW YORK, June 18: HIT Entertainment has taken on the multiplatform rights for North America and Japan to two properties from Chapman Entertainment: Fifi and the Flowertots and the new series Roary The Racing Car. The series join Bob the …

BERLIN/LOS ANGELES, June 18: …and action! Distribution has sold the English-language action drama Fast Track: No Limits, co-produced by Action Image and ProSieben in Germany, to France’s M6, Japan’s Comstock Group and China’s Beijing Time Entertainment. Fast Track: No Limits …

HILVERSUM, June 18: In the run-up to DISCOP, Endemol International has reached a number of new broadcast deals across Central and Eastern Europe for its reality and game show formats. Romania’s Antena 1 and the Georgian Public Channel in Georgia …

LONDON, June 18: Ahead of DISCOP this week, Outright Distribution has licensed a range of formats into Central and Eastern European territories. The deals stem from Outright’s representation deal with ALL3MEDIA International for formats in the Eastern European market. CTC …

PARIS, June 18: Taffy Entertainment has licensed the anime series Bleach to French network MCM for premiere in France this September. The anime series premiered in September 2006 on Cartoon Network in the U.S. Based on the best-selling manga serialized …

LONDON, June 18: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has secured a raft of new licensing deals in the U.K. for its classic kids’ brand DangerMouse, which will be returning to the Licensing 2007 International show in New York this week. FME has …

PARIS, June 18: At DISCOP this week, TV France International (TVFI) will host a record number of French companies—a total of 28—at its umbrella stand at the Sofitel Atrium Hotel in Budapest. This is the largest number of participants that …