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PARIS, April 18: Almost a decade since the last editions of MIP Asia and MIDEM Asia, Reed MIDEM announced today that it is planning a new event in the region: AMAZIA, a pan-Asia Pacific exhibition and conference devoted to the …

CANNES, April 18: Acclaimed director Spike Lee was on hand at the Babelgum launch here in Cannes yesterday, where the company’s founders previewed their new platform, which looks to deliver niche, broadcast-quality content over the Internet. The new peer-to-peer based …

MUNICH, April 18: ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reached a deal with CBS Paramount International Television to offer a slate of dramas, including NCIS and Medium, on its maxdome video-on-demand portal prior to their linear TV broadcast. The agreement covers the current …

NEW YORK, April 18: At its “First Look” event for advertisers, AOL showcased new programming alliances with Mark Burnett, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol, Madison Road Entertainment, Stone & Co and Telepictures for content that is slated to roll out on the …

CARLSBAD, April 18: Entriq has been commissioned to provide digital rights management solutions to RTL for its new online video-on-demand service. The newly launched RTL NOW! offers viewers in Germany the chance to watch such shows as Deutschland sucht den …

NEW YORK/LONDON/BELGIUM, April 18: The History Channel UK, a joint venture between A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB, will launch The History Channel in Belgium on Telenet on May 1. The History Channel in Belgium is an extension of the …

CANNES, April 17: Buena Vista International Television has closed free-to-air terrestrial deals in more than 80 markets on its CGI preschool series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, following its success on Playhouse Disney and Disney Channels worldwide. “We’re delighted to introduce a …

CANNES, April 17: In addition to its big new drama launches for MIPTV, led by Love You to Death, FremantleMedia Enterprises has a significant factual slate in Cannes this week, bolstered by a deal with British filmmakers Atlantic Productions for …

BERLIN, April 17: Action Image, a subsidiary of Action Concept Film, and the German broadcaster ProSieben have begun pre-production in Berlin on the pilot of an English-language urban street-racing drama series with the working title Fast Track: No Limits. The …

TORONTO, April 17: Breakthrough Animation has licensed 26 half-hour episodes of the 3-D animated series Miss BG to Cartoon Network’s Cartoonito in the U.K. for premiere on May 24. Miss BG is a co-production between ELLIPSANIME, Breakthrough Animation, TVO, TFO …