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LOS ANGELES: With MIPCOM around the corner, BoPaul Media Worldwide has made several movie sales into three different territories. The deals were for the company’s vintage catalog films. France’s Artus Films/Lilliom Audiovisuel has nabbed the video and VOD rights to the Paul Naschy-directed horror film Hunchback of the Morgue. Meanwhile, …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks is launching a new banner at MIPCOM, A+E Studios International, which will distribute and finance scripted series, TV events and movies. A+E Studios International makes its debut at MIPCOM with a lineup of some 40 hours of scripted content. This includes the six-hour TV event Sons …

SILVER SPRING: Sara Burns, the program director for Investigation Discovery, has been upped to VP of programming for that network and American Heroes Channel. In her new role, effective immediately, Burns will be responsible for optimizing the networks’ program schedules while collaborating across multiple departments, especially with the development teams, …

CANNES: There’s a new half-hour comedy in the Starz Worldwide Distribution catalogue this MIPCOM, Survivor’s Remorse, plus several new TV movies. The series is executive produced by basketball star LeBron James, among others. It follows a young athlete who is suddenly thrust into the limelight after signing a multimillion-dollar contract. …

SANTA MONICA: Next week in Cannes, Cennarium, the world's first global performing arts streaming platform, will be introduced to the international market. The digital start-up will launch its new on-demand platform and present to international broadcasters its exclusive performing arts content, which includes a variety of plays, operettas, dance performances …

CANNES: In the TV movie Love Finds You in Charm, one of several titles that American Cinema International (ACI) will be discussing with buyers at MIPCOM, an Amish girl must decide whether to stay in the community she was raised in or leave it all behind to explore the wide …

NEW YORK: Nielsen says it has discovered a "technical error" that impacted its measurement of U.S. broadcast network ratings since the beginning of March. In a statement, Nielsen said that "recent ratings irregularities" prompted an internal investigation of its own systems. A "technical error" was discovered on October 6. The …

BURBANK: Legendary Television and Digital Media has entered into a first-look agreement with the Emmy Award-winning producer Warren Littlefield and his production venture, The Littlefield Company. The pact focuses on content for TV as well as digital and emerging platforms. Littlefield developed and is executive producer on the FX series …

CANNES: At MIPCOM, CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is bringing out NCIS: New Orleans and CSI: Cyber. “NCIS: New Orleans and CSI: Cyber are extensions of the two biggest TV franchises in the world, so our broadcast partners will already have a passionate, built-in audience for these shows, giving them an …

CANNES: Among the new film launches from Lightning Entertainment is the romantic comedy Now Add Honey, which stars Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development) and Lucy Fry (Vampire Academy). The story follows a suburban family whose normal life implodes when their pop-star cousin comes to stay. Britt Robertson of Under the …