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LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed a multiyear output deal with YouTube musical group Cimorelli aimed at creating and distributing original multiplatform content. The group, which is made up of six sisters from Malibu, has garnered 700 million views …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has sold the television rights for the first edition of the BBC Music Awards to broadcasters in Denmark, Japan, Ireland and the U.S. The awards show is headed to DR in Denmark, Space Shower in Japan, RTE …

NEW YORK: NATPE’s Global Navigators: The Continued Vibrancy of the World’s Leading Channel Groups will feature World Screen’s Anna Carugati in conversation with FIC’s Hernan Lopez, Viacom’s Robert Bakish and Sony’s Andy Kaplan. The session will be held in the …

NEW YORK: In November, Lifetime's Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B stirred up the most buzz in social media of all the new shows that premiered across the globe, with some 769,000 Facebook and Twitter comments, according to data from The …

LONDON: ZenithOptimedia’s new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts predicts that global adspend will grow 4.9 percent to reach $545 billion in 2015, thanks to the rise of mobile advertising and social media, as well as the transition to programmatic buying of digital …

PALISADES PARK: The 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which is repped by Alfred Haber Distribution, has been licensed by several broadcasters around the world. The 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been sold to Channel 4 in the U.K., Shaw …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has sold more than 100 hours of children's programming to broadcasters in the Asia Pacific, including in Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and South Korea. A new season of Dino Dan was snapped up by Discovery …

PARIS/MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, D.C.: According to Euroconsult's newly released report, nearly 100 percent of subscription and revenue growth in the global satellite pay-TV industry by 2023 will come from non-mature markets. The Satellite Pay-TV: Key Economics & Prospects report finds that subscriptions …

SINGAPORE: Dori Media Group has noticed an uptick in the number of formats being commissioned in the Asia Pacific, and is looking to capitalize on this trend by presenting ATF buyers with Power Couple. The prime-time reality format sees eight …

LONDON: CAN'T STOP media's Funnymals, a family-friendly comedy clip show, has been scooped up by broadcasters in the U.K. and Africa. Co-produced by CAN'T STOP media and Riverside Entertainment, Funnymals presents HD wildlife clips from ARD docs with comedic voiceovers. …