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NEW YORK, October 30: Rainbow HD Holdings has tapped Zonemedia to represent the newly unveiled VOOM HD channel throughout much of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia. Rainbow Media unveiled VOOM HD at MIPCOM. The international channel …

SYDNEY, October 30: Chris Lilley, the creator of ABC Australia’s acclaimed We Can Be Heroes, is at work on a new project for the pubcaster: an eight-part mockumentary set in a suburban high school. Production began today on Summer Heights …

LOS ANGELES, October 30: Gavin Tyler Reardon, most recently the president of GRB Worldwide, has launched a new outfit, …and action! Distribution, with a representation deal already in place with the German production venture Action Concept. Under the terms of …

SINGAPORE, October 30: The Media Development Authority of Singapore will be attending the American Film Market in Santa Monica next month with a view to promoting the benefits of filming and producing in the island nation. The MDA will be …

MONTREAL, October 30: Toopy and Binoo, which has been a hit in Canada on Treehouse and Télé-Québec, has been licensed to Boomerang Latin America by Spectra International Distribution (SID). The show has already begun airing on the pan-regional network, which …

NEW YORK, October 30: Kosovo broadcaster RTK yesterday premiered the Sesame Street international production Rruga Sesam (Albanian language)/Ulica Sezam (Serbian language). The 26-episode Rruga Sesam and Ulica Sezam feature Muppet segments from Sesame Street's international library, as well as local …

LONDON, October 30: BBC Worldwide has announced several new sales on two of its newest kids’ properties: The Secret Show from Collingwood O’Hare and Charlie and Lola from Tiger Aspect. The Secret Show has recently sold to broadcasters in France, …

PHILADELPHIA, October 30: BroadRelay Holdings’ SIVOO broadband network specializing in on-demand, multicultural content, has signed deals with Tai Seng Entertainment, Shanghai Media Group and China International TV Corp., adding more than 1,000 hours of Chinese-language content to its offerings. SIVOO …

MEXICO CITY, October 27: Grupo Televisa has recorded a 44-percent hike in third-quarter profits, and is planning to invest between $250 million and $500 million over the next three years in the Mexican triple-play market, wire reports indicate. The Mexican …

HONG KONG, October 27: Peter Jackson, the CEO of satellite system operator AsiaSat, has been presented the CASBAA Chairman’s Award for his contributions to the Asia-Pacific cable, satellite and broadband TV markets over the past year. Jackson has been a …