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TORONTO/SÃO PAULO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Spcine, São Paulo State’s audiovisual development corporation, have awarded financing totaling C$168,000 ($127,000) for the co-development of four projects between producers in Canada and São Paulo, Brazil.

LONDON: Channel 4's David Abraham, Sky's Andrew Griffith, BBC's Tony Hall, TalkTalk Group's Dido Harding and Virgin Media's Tom Mockridge discuss how well placed each of them is to confront the challenges of the future.

CANNES: Content Television is presenting the 90-minute special Elián (working title), which tells the story of Elián González and is executive produced by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment is headed to MIPCOM with a slate of preschool, factual and lifestyle content, including So Smart!, a title intended for babies and toddlers.

LONDON: Thorsten Schumacher, whose previous experience includes more than 13 years at HanWay Films, has launched Rocket Science, a new venture aimed at 360-degree content.

MONTREAL: Peter Emerson, previously the president of Entertainment One (eOne) Television International, has acquired a minority stake in Cineflix Media and is taking on the role of president.

LONDON: Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, was on hand at the RTS London Conference to talk content strategy, audiences, global ambitions and forecasting the future.

LONDON: NBCUniversal Brand Development has appointed Jonathan Baker as VP for EMEA at NBCUniversal Consumer Products, and Hannah Mungo as country director for the U.K. and Ireland at NBCUniversal Consumer Products.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has landed presales for the highly anticipated landmark series Planet Earth II ahead of MIPCOM, in addition to securing a raft of deals across Central and Eastern Europe for other titles.

LONDON: Sky has put $2 million into Caavo, an American consumer-electronics start-up venture.