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Human Planet going global
28 February 2011

London - BBC Worldwide has announced 22 sales of Human Planet, one of the natural history titles on its slate for BBC Showcase 2011. The eight-part co-production with Discovery Channel and France Television, has been sold to broadcasters in countries such as Japan (WOWOW), Italy (RAI), Israel (IBA), [...]

FremantleMedia Enterprises launching trio of BBC dramas at MIPTV
28 February 2011

London - FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will be launching three major BBC dramas at MIPTV 2011. Laconia (2 x 90 minutes) is an epic story of unexpected gallantry and inexplicable cowardice in the fog of war retelling one man's extraordinary actions to save lives against the backdrop of the deat [...]

DIVA Universal is #1 with debut of Covert Affairs
28 February 2011

Singapore - Spy drama, Covert Affairs boasted a solid debut on Thursday 17 February 2011 at 9pm. Its performance in Malaysia propelled DIVA Universal to the #1 spot during its timeslot among English entertainment genre channels (non-movies, Astro 4+), as viewers lapped up the thrills, drama and [...]

NEO Cricket launches in multiple Cablevision Systems markets
28 February 2011

India - NEO Broadcast America, Inc. (a group company of Nimbus Communications Ltd.) has entered into an agreement with CSC Holdings, LLC part of Cablevision Systems Corp., one of the leading telecommunications, media and entertainment company in USA, to telecast the 24-hour sports channel, NEO Crick [...]

NBCUniversal International strikes television production agreement with Full Clip Productions
28 February 2011

London - NBCUniversal International has signed a development and first look deal with Full Clip Productions. This is the first television production partnership for Full Clip established by John Schwarz, Michael Schwarz and Avatar and Clash of the Titans star Sam Worthington. Through the deal, N [...]

Asia gets an Extreme Makeover
28 February 2011

London/Hong Kong - Endemol's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has been commissioned for a local version in Asia. Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines has ordered a 12 episode first series of the format to run on leading local channel TV5. The show will be produced in local language T [...]

SpaceCom International & Asia Broadcast Satellite sign multiple transponder deal on ABS-7
28 February 2011

Hong Kong - Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and SpaceCom International, LLC (SpaceCom) have signed a long term, multi-transponder agreement for Ku-band capacity on ABS-7 to support SpaceCom's rapid growth throughout the Middle East and Asia region. SpaceCom has quickly become a leading provider o [...]

Facebook shaping up as a strong competitor to mobile operators
28 February 2011

Melbourne - A new report by independent telecoms analyst Ovum states that Facebook is much more than a social network - this is just a starting point and its domain spreads much wider. However operators are being slow to wake up to the extent of Facebook's ambitions and tend to view it as benign, no [...]

Pink Panther & Pals wins four KidScreen Awards
28 February 2011

Los Angeles - Pink Panther & Pals, the first new Pink Panther series in seventeen years, took the top prize in four categories at the 2011 KidScreen Awards held in New York City. Pink Panther & Pals garnered four awards including Best Animated Series in the Preschool Category and Best Preschool P [...]

Dick 'n' Dom to the market
28 February 2011

Sydney - Beyond Distribution has secured the international sales rights to UK producers True North Productions new series Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild! Launching at MIP, this is True North's first children's production and also marks the first time they are partnering with Beyond. Dick 'n' Dom Go Wi [...]