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NEW YORK, November 21: In an effort to help military families whose mothers or fathers are stationed far from home, Sesame Workshop is presenting the program When Parents are Deployed. This half-hour special, hosted by actor Cuba Gooding Jr., will …

COLOGNE, November 21: German United Distributors, along with Telepool, Deutsche Welle and the Austrian broadcaster ORF, will welcome international television buyers to the German Screenings, which will be held in the Le Meridien Hotel in Vienna from December 3 to …

LONDON, November 21: Granada International will distribute Instinct, a brand new drama to be produced by the U.K. independent producer Tightrope. Instinct, a 2 x 70-minute drama mini-series for ITV 1 written by Lizzie Mickery, creator of Messiah and co-creator …

NORWALK, November 21: CABLEready has sold several series and specials to six broadcasters in the U.K. ITV acquired eight ep isodes of the urban legend investigation series Mostly True Stories, as well as the one-hour special Firefighters. History Channel U.K. …

REYKJAVIK, November 21: Magnús Scheving, the founder and creator of LazyTown, has received the EDDA Honor Award (Iceland’s equivalent to the Emmy Awards) by the Icelandic film and television Academy. LazyTown, the chidlren’s series that promotes exercise and healthy living …

LONDON, November 21: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), has appointed Nathalie Delin to the newly created position of licensing director, France. In this role, Delin will be responsible for all ancillary rights including brand licensing, online and interactive, music publishing, participation TV, …

LONDON, November 20: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), the international TV distribution division of The Walt Disney Company, has promoted two members of its London-based Europe, Middle East and Africa sales team. Catherine Powell has been upped to VP of …

PARIS, November 20: Cookie Jar Entertainment has appointed Wiebke Hoefer as director of European sales. In her new position Hoefer will oversee European television and home video sales on behalf of Cookie Jar Entertainment and will report to Jean-Michel Ciszewski, …

KUALA LUMPUR, November 20: Discovery Networks Asia is partnering with the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) and the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Heritage of Malaysia to commission FTFM Malaysia, an initiative designed to showcase the talents of up-and-coming Malaysian …

LONDON, November 20: In a surprise move, BSkyB has acquired a 17.9-percent stake in ITV for £940 million, thus becoming the broadcaster's biggest shareholder, according to Media Guardian. BSkyB’s purchase of 696 million shares of ITV at 135p a share …