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CANNES: Lionsgate International has sold the new Charlie Sheen comedy Anger Management to Viasat Broadcasting’s free-TV channels in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The pact with the Modern Times Group-owned group follows deals on the show in Canada, Latin America and Germany. Anger Management marks Sheen’s return to television following his exit from …

LONDON: Shed Media Group has acquired a majority stake in Renegade Pictures, which now joins brands such as Shed Productions, Wall to Wall, Twenty Twenty and Ricochet.   The Renegade Pictures team, including new editorial director and former BBC commissioner Harry Lansdown, will continue to operate from its current London …

CANNES: BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) has licensed the film Hellraiser IV: Bloodline to Benelux’s European International Communications (EIC).   The deal, signed at MIPTV, is for video, DVD and VOD rights in Dutch-speaking Belgium. The Hellraiser British horror franchise is based on the novella by Clive Barker. Sonar Entertainment also …

BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe has rolled out the HBO GO broadband VOD service on Dolce Romtelecom in Romania. HBO Central Europe is offering HBO GO to all HBO MAXPAK subscribers with a broadband Internet connection on the Dolce Romtelecom network. The service is available on all Internet-connected devices. HBO GO …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has grown the reach of its Viaplay online pay-TV service to include Russia, delivering content from the group’s thematic documentary channels Viasat History, Viasat Explorer and Viasat Nature, as well as from the TV1000-branded movie network. This latest launch adds to a footprint that already …

CANNES, April 3: Samsung Electronics Co. is launching a range of new content services on the Samsung Smart TV beginning with FilmBox Live, delivering streaming access to more than 2,000 titles from the SPI International library. FilmBox Live is available as a monthly subscription service and includes seven channels available …

CANNES/LONDON/NEW YORK: TF1 has nabbed the rights to Jersey Shore for its NT1 DTT channel, while also optioning the format from Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). In addition, VIMN has closed deals for the Jersey Shore finished series with Musique Plus (Canada), Telenica (Nicaragua) and TV5 (Finland). Jersey Shore: From …

LONDON: James Murdoch is stepping down as the chairman of BSkyB, with Nicholas Ferguson tapped as his successor and Tom Mockridge named as deputy chairman. Murdoch will remain a non-executive director of the British satellite platform that he used to run as chief executive. Ferguson, who has been a director …

LONDON: The BBC is planning to make its 24 HD live Olympic streams available for cable and satellite providers, complementing the coverage of the games on its flagship channels. Viewers can access the same content that will be streamed live on the BBC Sport website on their TVs as well …

MUNICH/CANNES: Global Screen’s first trip to the market has been a successful one, the company reports, highlighting titles such as the long-running Alarm for Cobra 11.  The sales and distribution JV between Telepool and Bavaria Media, the company says interest remains high for Alarm for Cobra 11. The new season …