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LOS ANGELES, January 11: A daily sleep-themed series for toddlers, Shushybye Baby, will debut on BabyFirstTV in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year. Shushybye Baby airs as part of BabyFirstTV’s nighttime programming, and is designed to serve …

MILAN, January 11: Italy's De Agostini, which owns 40 percent of Antena 3 in Spain, has signed a deal to acquire a 53.5-percent stake in the Italian production outfit Magnolia, according to press reports. Magnolia’s present owners will retain the …

MIAMI, January 11: Televisa Estudios will present a slate of three original formats and four new telenovelas at NATPE next week. Televisa’s new telenovelas include Distilling Love (Destilando Amor), I Love Irresistible Juan (Yo Amo a Juan Querendón), available in …

PASADENA, January 11: Donnie Wahlberg signed on to star opposite John Leguizamo in Spike TV's new scripted eight-hour drama The Kill Pit from Lionsgate in association with Mandeville. Director Steve Shill (The Sopranos, The Wire, Rome and the upcoming series …

LONDON, January 11: Power will be offering a collection of new prime-time two-hour Power Thrillers and a slew of four-hour blockbuster mini-series at NATPE. The Power Thrillers are a collection of suspense-driven psychological thrillers with strong female leads. They include …

MIAMI, January 11: According to the Miami Herald, a new network for Hispanic audiences, named Buenavisión, is slated to launch in South Florida this spring. The network will be the seventh Spanish-language station in the South Florida area. It is …

LONDON, January 11: Amy Barham has been promoted to head of acquisitions for LIVINGtv, LIVINGtv2 and ftn, effective immediately, reporting to Claudia Rosencrantz, the director of programming at LIVINGtv. Barham, previously senior acquisitions executive for LIVINGtv and ftn, joined the …

LONDON, January 11: Five in the U.K. has acquired two ITV dramas from indie Shed Productions for its female skewing Five Life channel. The network has acquired Bad Girls, set in a fictional women’s prison, and Footballers’ Wives, following the …

VALBY, January 11: Jan Salling, a former VP at Zodiak Television World, has been hired to an executive position on Nordisk Film Television’s expanding international team. Nordisk announced its new international division, under Karoline Spodsberg, last week. The move is …

ENGLEWOOD, January 11: Starz Entertainment has acquired the exclusive rights to the Academy Award-nominated feature film The Illusionist starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel, along with four other films from producer Bob Yari. The films will be shown …