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SANTA BARBARA/TORONTO/LONDON, April 16: Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has reached a co-development deal with Toronto’s Kaleidoscope Entertainment and the U.K.’s Phew!! Ltd. for the environmental-themed CGI animated series Snapper. Created by Phew founders Guy Hallifax, Ian Ellery and Mick Wells, …

CANNES, April 16: At a press conference in Cannes today, The International Academy of Arts & Sciences announced that TF1 chief Patrick Le Lay will receive this year’s International Emmy Directorate Award, and that the 2008 International Academy Day will …

CANNES, April 16: Amberwood Entertainment has partnered with Xenophile Media to create an interactive web experience for its new property RollBots. In making the announcement, Jonathan Wiseman, the VP of sales and acquisitions at Amberwood, said: “We are ecstatic to …

CANNES, April 16: At MIPTV today, the new Internet TV platform Joost annouced a raft of new content alliances, including deals with ALL3MEDIA International and Alliance Atlantis. In addition, September Films and Wall to Wall are joining the service, as …

HONG KONG, April 16: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has concluded a multi-year video-on-demand movie agreement in Hong Kong with ViDeOnline Communications, a third-party provider of VOD content over broadband, mobile and IPTV. This is The Walt Disney Company’s …

CANNES, April 16: Five in the U.K. has renewed its rights to Buena Vista International Television’s Grey’s Anatomy and NBC Universal International Television Distribution’s House and Law & Order franchise, and has acquired Chorion’s Mr. Men Show. The new BVITV …

LONDON, April 16: Showtime’s new hit drama The Tudors has been licensed to BBC Two for a fall broadcast in a deal with Sony Pictures Television International. The ten-part drama, produced by Canada’s Peace Arch Entertainment, tells the story of …

CANNES, April 16: At an event in Cannes yesterday, the Banff World Television Festival unveiled the nominees for this year’s awards, which attracted more than 800 entries across 20 categories. The award winners will be announced at the 28th Banff …

PARIS, April 16: TV France International and CNC have published their sixth survey of French TV content, evaluating the performance of 160 titles airing on 45 channels in four key European markets: Germany, Spain, Italy and the U.K., as well …

CANNES, April 16: Endemol France has set up a joint venture with Mark Burnett Productions in France. The new business, Mark Burnett Productions France, will be the exclusive French producer of Mark Burnett Productions’ formats and will also collaborate on …