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NEW YORK, September 6: The Jetix block in the U.S. has acquired the cable broadcast rights to 4Kids Entertainment’s new series Chaotic, which has also been sold to Jetix Latin America. Chaotic is anticipated to launch on the U.S. block …

MOSCOW, September 6: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) and Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) have formed a partnership under which Universal Pictures Russia will market and distribute Paramount’s DVD titles in Russia, effective October 2. The agreement includes all releases …

NEW YORK, September 6: For its sixth year on the air, 4Kids TV is positioning itself as “The Game Station”, with its weekly four-hour Saturday morning kids block on FOX set to feature returning favorites as well as three new …

HOLLYWOOD, September 6: The Jim Henson Company and the PBS West Coast flagship station KCET have partnered to produce What’s the Big Idea?, a new educational series beginning production this fall to debut on PBS KIDS in 2008. The series …

TORONTO, September 6: Production has wrapped on the first 26×3-minute episodes of 9 Story Entertainment’s animated-comedy series Futz!, which will be presented to buyers at MIPCOM. The property is a TELETOON original production, scheduled for its world premiere as part …

MEXICO CITY, September 6: TV Universal de Honduras’s Canal 30 has bagged the rights to air Bellezas Indomables, a new telenovela from Mexico’s TV Azteca. Bellezas Indomables centers around three beautiful and courageous sisters, who, after the death of their …

NEW YORK, September 6: CBS Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire SignStorey, which distributes video programming and advertising content to retail stores, for $71.5 million in cash. Upon completion of the transaction, slated for the fourth quarter of this …

RALEIGH/NEW YORK, September 6: Lulu Enterprises, a North Carolina-based digital marketplace for content owners, has filed a lawsuit against Hulu, the new video destination from News Corporation and NBC Universal, citing “trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices and federal …

BURBANK, September 6: In the spring of next year, Warner Bros. Entertainment will launch T-Works, an online destination bringing together all the key characters from the studio’s core animated properties. T-Works, which will be ad supported, marks the first time …

TORONTO, September 5: Canada’s TELETOON is preparing for the October 1 launch of its new digital specialty channel dedicated to classic cartoons, TELETOON Retro. TELETOON Retro will offer a nostalgic throwback to timeless cartoons, including classic characters like Bugs Bunny, …