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LONDON/CANNES, October 11: At MIPCOM this week, Fireworks International is showcasing the 2006 Women’s World Awards, which take place next week in New York, and the new kids’ series Young Dracula. The Women’s World Awards, founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, take …

CANNES, October 11: In a briefing with reporters at MIPCOM today, Richard Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner and this year’s MIPCOM Personality of the Year, weighed in on this week’s “stunning” YouTube deal, Time Warner’s international strategy …

CANNES, October 11: Beyond Distribution’s new kids’ titles for MIPCOM, Milly, Molly and The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, have been picked up by ABC Australia for launch next year. The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, produced by Greenstone Pictures, is a 13×30-minute live-action …

CANNES, October 11: The feature films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Hollywoodland, among others, will be added to Telefonica’s video on-demand service, through a deal with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV). Viewers will be able to access …

CANNES, October 11: 12 Yard has announced a co-production agreement with Seven Network in Australia for a local version of the new format The Rich List, a game show that is slated for a U.S. rollout on FOX. The format …

CANNES/LONDON, October 11: MTV Networks International is offering its new HIV/AIDS documentary Staying Alive—48fest to TV, online and mobile platforms worldwide cost- and rights-free. The half-hour special will premiere across MTV’s global network of television channels on December 1, World …

CANNES, October 11: EM.Entertainment has added to its catalogue of kids’ programming with the acquisition of the global rights to My Bedbugs and VIPO, which the company launched at MIPCOM this week. The deal with Greenestuff for My Bedbugs covers …

NEW YORK/LONDON, October 11: Time Warner will sell its AOL Internet business in the U.K. for $688 million to mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse Group, according to reports. Carphone operates the MViva mobile Internet portal. The deal gives the company …

CANNES, October 11: On behalf of Rainbow Media Holdings, iD Distribution has shored up international deals on more than 115 hours of original content from the Independent Film Channel (IFC). "We had just added IFC to the unique mix of …

MILAN, October 11: News Corp.-owned SKY Italia has reached an agreement with telecommunications company Fastweb to distribute TV programming over the Internet, according to the Associated Press. The deal calls for video content from SKY to be available over Fastweb’s …