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LONDON, October 7: Cake Entertainment is aligning with Melbourne-based Studio Moshi to produce a new comedic action animation series for the 6-to-11 set called El Mariachi. An original creation from Studio Moshi, El Mariachi is a 2-D 52×11-minute show that …

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE/DUBAI, October 7: Entertainment production executives Ean Thorley, Chantal Prud’homme and Julio Himede have teamed up to launched Whatever Entertainment Group, which will specialize in creating large-scale events in the Asia Pacific and United Arab Emirates for broadcasters and other …

TORONTO/LONDON, October 7: DECODE Enterprises has closed a deal with Adastra Creative for the TV, DVD and consumer-products rights for Grandpa In My Pocket, a new live-action comedy series currently in production for CBeebies. DECODE plans to launch the 26×12-minute …

LOS ANGELES, October 7: Taffy Entertainment has secured an agreement with Atlantyca Entertainment’s content-publishing division to produce a line of tween- and teen-targeted novelty books based on the new animated series Hero:108. The 2-D/flash-animated series, set to debut in 2009, …

HELSINKI, October 7: RTL2 in Germany has licensed the TV and multimedia rights for the animated series RED CAPS, a co-production of Italy’s Cartoon One and Finnish producer Epidem ZOT. The 26×26-minute HD series, supported by UNICEF, is aimed at …

BUENOS AIRES, October 7: Flor Latina Entertainment Group has added to its catalogue of game-show formats, inking deals with producers Win TV and Plan V, following its recent alignment with Monosabios. Win TV is owned by former Promofilms executive Pablo …

CANNES, October 7: At MIPCOM, Foothill Entertainment and Australian illustrator and writer Kyla May will look for presale and co-production partners for the series My Momtourage & Me, which chronicles the adventures of a girl as she copes with the …

LOS ANGELES, October 7: CBS Films has named former Warner Bros. Pictures executive Mimi Slavin as senior VP of strategic planning and promotions, where she will be responsible for overseeing strategic initiatives to support the studio’s slate. Slavin will work …

HOLLYWOOD, October 6: Paramount Pictures has announced the separation agreement clinched with DreamWorks’ Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider, who are exiting the Viacom fold with the financial backing of India’s Reliance Big Entertainment. David Geffen, who oversaw the transition for …

NEW YORK, October 6: WorldScreen.com is giving its readers a new way to experience its slate of top content, unveiling a multimedia destination, ahead of MIPCOM, with features, interviews, audio, video and a range of resources. To view it, please …