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MONTREAL, December 1: Incendo Productions has began production on its 26th made for television movie, entitled Blind Trust, which is being produced in association with Power in the U.K. The feature is being shot in Montreal with a cast that …

LONDON, December 1: Factual distributor TVF International has announced a range of new European deals, including Scandinavian agreements on the Channel 4 documentary Cult Killer. The special was picked up by Channel 4 in Finland, TV Norge in Norway and …

TORONTO, December 1: Portfolio Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the 26-part Animal Magnetism and the 65×30-minute Breathing Space for Yoga. Animal Magnetism explores the bond between people and animals. Breathing Space for Yoga, hosted by Diane Bruni, …

MADRID, December 1: Big Picture Entertainment has picked up the home entertainment rights for Spain to the preschool animation Pocoyo, in a deal with Zinkia Entertainment. Big Picture, which manages home entertainment rights for a number of international kids’ brands, …

NEW YORK, December 1: Former Paramount International Television executive Susan Bender has former Bender Media Services, focusing on the distribution of television programming to Latin America. Based in New York, the new venture will represent independent producers in a range …

HONG KONG, December 1: MySpace.com is in negotiations with potential partners to launch a Chinese version of the social-networking website in mainland China. According to The Wall Street Journal, MySpace.com, which is owned by News Corp., is in discussions with …

HILVERSUM, December 1: 2waytraffic has agreed to acquire the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? property, along with Celador International’s remaining format library, for £106 million. The deal will see the Dutch company acquiring the entire issued share capital of …

LOS ANGELES, December 1: Lifetime Television has placed a 13-episode order for Army Wives, a new drama from The Mark Gordon Company and Touchstone Television that will star Kim Delaney. Set to launch in March 2007, the ensemble drama follows …

LONDON, December 1: Channel 4 in the U.K. has commissioned Big Brother for another three years, keeping the show on the British broadcaster until 2010. The extended Big Brother commission includes the spinoff programming Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother/Little Brother …

PARIS/ENGLEWOOD, December 1: The European international news channel EuroNews has secured a carriage deal with EchoStar’s DISH Network satellite platform. DISH Network will carry EuroNews in six languages—English, Italian, German, French, Russian, and Portuguese—which will be available as part of …