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LONDON/LOS ANGELES, December 4: Pact, the trade body for British independent producers, will host a panel and networking session at NATPE, set for January 15 to 18 in Las Vegas. The panel will look at the opportunities that have opened …

SAN FRANCISCO, December 4: AtomFilms, which was recently acquired by MTV Networks, has relaunched its site, featuring original short movies and other content for broadband users. Among the site's new features are a syndicated video player that can be embedded …

LONDON, December 4: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has taken on the worldwide television distribution and home entertainment rights to the controversial documentary feature 638 Ways to Kill Castro. The 90-minute feature was produced by Daisy Goodwin’s Silver River Productions for Channel …

BURBANK, December 4: The CW, home to America’s Next Top Model, will this month air two specials featuring clips from the first two seasons of the British edition of the show. Next Top Model: British Invasion airs Wednesday, December 13 …

LONDON, December 4: The Netherlands is the first international market to come on board for the BBC Worldwide format How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, with AVRO set to launch the show next year. The Dutch version will …

LUXEMBOURG, December 4: SBS Broadcasting has appointed Bart Becks as its senior VP of new media, beginning January 1. In the newly created position, Becks will be responsible for the overall development and coordination of digital media services and revenue …

MADRID, December 1: Big Picture Entertainment has picked up the home entertainment rights for Spain to the preschool animation Pocoyo, in a deal with Zinkia Entertainment. Big Picture, which manages home entertainment rights for a number of international kids’ brands, …

NEW YORK, December 1: Former Paramount International Television executive Susan Bender has former Bender Media Services, focusing on the distribution of television programming to Latin America. Based in New York, the new venture will represent independent producers in a range …

HONG KONG, December 1: MySpace.com is in negotiations with potential partners to launch a Chinese version of the social-networking website in mainland China. According to The Wall Street Journal, MySpace.com, which is owned by News Corp., is in discussions with …

HILVERSUM, December 1: 2waytraffic has agreed to acquire the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? property, along with Celador International’s remaining format library, for £106 million. The deal will see the Dutch company acquiring the entire issued share capital of …