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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 …

SYDNEY/CANNES, April 17: Beyond Distribution has licensed its 13×30-minute animated series Milly, Molly to YLE Finnish Broadcasting Co. and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), and has also concluded a number of sales for its factual and lifestyle programming. Targeted at children …

CANNES, April 17: In his keynote speech at MIPTV, entitled “Capturing Digital Opportunities: Traditional Media Strikes Back,” Gerhard Zeiler, the CEO of the RTL Group, emphasized the importance for traditional media companies to embrace the digital future. Zeiler laid out …

CANNES, April 17: E! Networks has licensed over 325 hours of its entertainment and lifestyle-themed programming into the Asia-Pacific region, including its signature Live from the Red Carpet at the Academy Awards programming to O’Live and M.NET in Korea. Australia’s …

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, April 17: Comcast has entered into a distribution and content provision deal with News Corporation and NBC Universal for their recently announced online video venture. Comcast.net and Fancast.com have been added to the slate of distribution partners for …

CANNES, April 17: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has cleared a number of new broadcast sales for this year’s 56th Annual Miss Universe Pageant, which will air live on NBC and Telemundo from Mexico City on May 28. The 2007 …

PRINCETON, April 17: SES Americom has entered into deals with Comcast Networks, Fox Cable Networks, NBC Universal, Showtime Networks and Turner Broadcasting System for its soon-to-be-launched IPTV platform IP-PRIME, which now features more than 350 channels. Currently providing beta trial …