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LONDON, March 22: Cineflix International has licensed three of its in-house productions for broadcast into Europe and the U.S., including its first-ever deal with Germany’s Super RTL for the science series ExperiMental. The 20×30-minute ExperiMental has also been licensed to …

LONDON, March 21: Distraction has added the eco-friendly format How Clean Is Your Planet? to its lineup at MIPTV this year. Originally produced by Marc St-Onge for Télé-Québec in Canada, How Clean Is Your Planet? is a weekly magazine format …

LONDON, March 21: Following its successful broadcast on Channel 4 in the U.K., My Child Genius, Wall to Wall’s documentary about gifted children, has been licensed for broadcast into a number of territories throughout the world. My Child Genius has …

BARCELONA, March 21: The Cologne- and Barcelona-based ohm:tv has extended its portfolio of mobile TV channels with the launch of Girlz and The Line. Girlz and The Line are produced by mango tv mobile. Girlz, which began airing on Hutchison …

CULVER CITY, March 21: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Jeffrey Lerner to senior VP of development and current programs, reporting to Steve Kent, SPTI’s senior executive VP of international production. Based at SPTI’s worldwide headquarters in Culver City, …

MIAMI, March 21: MTV Networks Latin America (MTVNLA) has announced a new raft of promotions of several key ad sales executives, including Corinna Keller, who has been promoted to VP of ad sales and marketing partnerships. In her new role, …

BRUSSELS, March 21: The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee has given its backing to proposed legislation setting European Union-wide criminal sanctions for those who infringe on intellectual property rights for commercial gain. The first EU directive aiming at harmonizing national …

MILAN/MADRID, March 21: According to wire reports, Mediaset has signed a confidentiality agreement with Telefónica over its interest in acquiring a majority stake in Endemol. Earlier this month, Telefónica confirmed its intention to offload its 75-percent interest in the format …

LOS ANGELES, March 21: FOX has given a third-season renewal to its Monday-night drama Prison Break, which wraps up its second season on April 2. The series, created by Paul Scheuring, stars Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller as on-the-lam brothers …

LITTLE ROCK, March 21: Equity Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) has reached an agreement with CBS Television Distribution for 55 hours per week of classic content to air on its upcoming digital broadcast channel, Retro Television Network (RTN). Under the terms of …