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LONDON: Even though the North American region is the world's most mature SVOD market, there is still plenty of room for growth, a new report from Digital TV Research finds. North America already had 50.6 million SVOD homes at the …

PARIS: David Michel's Cottonwood Media and Pascal Breton's Federation Entertainment have entered into a long-term partnership, reuniting the former Zodiak execs. As part of the multilayered partnership, Federation Entertainment becomes a key shareholder of Cottonwood Media. Additionally, Michel joins Federation …

NEW YORK/LONDON: MTV is rebranding its international channels, adding several multiplatform features that seek to connect the digital space with the network’s linear broadcast system. MTV International, which is available across 160-plus territories in 32 languages, will now spotlight audience-made …

LONDON: ITV is acquiring Boom Supervisory, the holding company of the Twofour Group, which includes U.S.- and U.K.-based production outfits behind such shows as Educating Yorkshire, The Hotel Inspector and Posh Pawn. The group includes Twofour, Boomerang, Oxford Scientific Films, …

MUNICH/NEW YORK: Red Arrow Entertainment Group is boosting its alliance with the New York Television Festival (NYTVF), providing additional development and production opportunities for two new comedy projects from independent creators selected during the festival. Two of Red Arrow’s U.S.-based …

PRAGUE: After three days of surveying market attendees, Bob Jenkins reports that the picture of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at NATPE Europe is of a region coming back from a low, but one with a few demons still in …

PRAGUE: Adrian Hodges, whose credits include serving as co-creator and lead writer on Primeval and showrunner on The Musketeers and Survivors, kicked off the opening of NATPE Europe this morning with a breakfast keynote, in which he shared his experience …

NEW YORK: David Hill, a veteran of 21st Century Fox, is exiting his role as the company's senior executive VP to launch a new production venture, Hilly. 21st Century Fox will back Hill's new outfit, which will focus on live …

MEXICO CITY: Global trade organization LIMA has partnered with Mexican licensing group PROMARCA to establish LIMA Mexico in an effort to extend its reach into Latin America. The new unit will operate under a license from LIMA, utilizing the association’s trademark …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has licensed the Lifetime movie A Deadly Adoption, starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, to a number of broadcasters around the globe. A Deadly Adoption is headed to Shaw Media in Canada; Channel 5 in the …