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ATLANTA, December 15: Cartoon Network Enterprises has appointed Mattel as the global master toy licensee for its original fantasy-adventure series The Secret Saturdays. Mattel will manufacture, market and sell a wide range of toys inspired by the new series, including …

LONDON, December 15: North One Television, part of the ALL3MEDIA group of companies, has named Nick Hornby as its executive producer in charge of factual programming. Hornby will work alongside the company's head of factual entertainment, Tina Flintoff, to generate …

December 2008 This year, more than 40 years since its television premiere, the Japanese anime Speed Racer received a live-action update in the form of a big-budget theatrical feature from the Wachowski Brothers, and was the basis for a new …

World Screen Weekly, December 11, 2008 Senior VP, Worldwide Television
Image Entertainment Founded more than two decades ago, the California-based Image Entertainment has become one of the most well-known independent home-entertainment distributors in North America. With a catalogue of more than …

World Screen Weekly, December 11, 2008 CHANNEL: 3 Plus TV COUNTRY: Switzerland LAUNCH DATE: September 2006 OWNERSHIP: Dominik Kaiser, Torsten Prenter, Matter Group AG, Martin Schäfer DISTRIBUTION: Free TV with a reach of 5 million DESCRIPTION: As the sole commercial …

TV Real Weekly, December 10, 2008 Director, International Marketing & Sales
TeleProductions International The Asia TV Forum (ATF) kicks off today in Singapore, and TeleProductions International (TPI) will be on-hand to meet with many of its existing Asian customers as well …

TV Kids Weekly, November 25, 2008 NAME: Lizzie McGuire ORIGIN: A Disney Channel original series that aired on the Disney Channel for the first time in January 2001. Production of the 65 episodes was completed in 2002. DISTRIBUTOR: Dutch outfit …

NEW YORK, December 12: Jeffrey Bewkes, the president and CEO of Time Warner, is succeeding Richard D. Parsons as the chairman of the board of the company, effective January 1, 2009. Bewkes will continue to serve as the company's CEO …

NEW YORK, December 12: The penetration of HDTV has reached 23.3 percent in the U.S., Nielsen reports, with sporting events having the highest index of viewing. Households with high-definition television are watching 54 percent more sports than those that are …

NEW YORK, December 12: On December 14, Nickelodeon is launching a multiplayer kids' online game, The Big Green Help Global Challenge, which focuses on activating kids to take action for environmental change. To play, kids can choose from four Nicktoon …