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Disney offers day and date VOD

Disney-ABC International Television has inked an agreement with Finnish commercial broadcaster Channel 4 (Nelonen). The…

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Pilot launches Globe Trekker site

Pilot Productions, producer of Globe Trekker series, has launched an online video site for the…

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WB launches web series

Warner Bros. has commissioned a raft of online-only pilots. It has commission The Jeannie Tate…

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NBC strikes French Heroes deal

NBC Universal International Television has inked a deal with French commercial broadcaster TF1 to make…

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Doodlebops tour hits the UK

The Doodlebops are set to head out on a UK tour next year following three…

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Hit strikes Aardman deal

Hit Entertainment has inked a deal with Aardman Animations to license its key properties, including…

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Sonic gets toy deal

Jetix Consumer Products has inked a deal with Impact International and First 4 Figures to…

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CN inks Canadian Ben 10 deal

Cartoon Network has inked a deal with Canadian licensing firm Segal Licensing for animated action…

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Hit punches past preschool

Preschool kids producer Hit Entertainment is growing up with the launch of a number of…

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Cosgrove Hall toon-ing up

UK animation studio Cosgrove Hall is talking to Sony BMG and SyCo, the production company…

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Raft of deals for Alphanim

French animation producer Alphanim has sold a number of its key kids series to international…

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Gulli, TV3 buys Taffy’s Rocket

Taffy Entertainment has sold 52x11mins 2D animated comedy I Got A Rocket to French DTT…

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Studio 100 launches distribution arm

Studio 100 Media, the newly-created sales arm of Belgian media company Studio 100, is heading…

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KidsCo inks Asian content deals

KidsCo, the kids channel owned by Sparrowhawk Media, DIC Entertainment and Corus, is inking content…

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Marathon finds Famous Five

French producer and distributor Marathon expects to be able to beef up its online and…

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Electra to invest in kids producers

Electra Quoted, the media investment arm of venutre capitalist Electra Partners, has £100million ($200m) to…

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Cbeebies scribbles it

Cbeebies has commissioned UK indie Dot to Dot Productions to produce a 25x15mins preschool seriesScribble…

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Restructured Loonland brings shows to market

TV Loonland has survived a series of financial crises and comes to MIPCOM with two…

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4Kids crowns Dino King

4Kids Entertainment is bringing a new show, Dinosaur King to MIPCOM. The 49x30mins series bowed…

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2waytraffic sells Millionaire spin-off

UK-listed producer and distributor 2waytraffic has inked a number of major deals for Who Wants…

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Outright heads east

UK distributor Outright Distribution has closed a number of Eastern European deals ahead of MIPCOM….

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Comment: ITV is programming for growth writes Dominic Schreiber

There can’t be that many broadcasters heading to MIPCOM with a £200 million ($440m) war…

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Endemol expands in Korea

Endemol International has stepped up its presence in Korea after it licensed five of its…

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SBT bags fashion format

Brazilian broadcaster SBT has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide to produce a local version…

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Televisa eyes US format deals

Mexican broadcaster Televisa is expanding its format catalogue following the local success of shows such…

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Telemundo pushes Latin formats

Telemundo International, the sales arm of NBC-backed US Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo, is pushing format sales…

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SPTI sells karaoke

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has sold music variety format Karaoke Showdown to Vietnam’s VTV3…

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Debmar-Mercury opens UK HQ

Debmar-Mercury, the US TV syndication arm of producer and distributor Lionsgate, is to enter the…

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BBC asks Who Dares Wins

British public broadcaster the BBC has acquired quiz show format The Rich List from producer…

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Nine revamps Millionaire

Australian broadacaster Nine Network has relaunched 2waytraffic International’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? after…