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TORONTO: Mother Up!, an animated adult comedy series starring and executive produced by actress Eva Longoria, has begun production and is slated to debut later this year on City in Canada and Hulu in the U.S. The 13×30-minute prime-time show, …

TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has officially completed its acquisition of Alliance Films, making it the largest independent film distributor in the U.K. and Canada. eOne paid C$225 million to affiliates of Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Investissement Québec. With the …

LONDON: The U.K.’s BT Vision has entered a carriage pact with Viacom International Media Networks to add Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV to its channel lineup. Through the new agreement, BT customers can watch hit Nickelodeon shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants. Nick Jr. …

NEW YORK: Leigh Anne Brodsky, formerly the president of Nickelodeon Consumer Productions, has been tapped to serve as managing director of Peanuts Worldwide, a joint venture between Iconix Brand Group and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. The appointment takes effect …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Pictures has put together a creative consortium focused on the development and production of high-end animated movies, including, as its first project, the upcoming 3D adventure The LEGO Movie. The goal of this new think tank will …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   Entertainment One (eOne) is a leading independent content company with a focus on acquiring and releasing theatrical films as well as producing and distributing television series, …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   The world fell in love with her as Phoebe Buffay on Friends. Now Lisa Kudrow is playing Fiona Wallice, the self-absorbed psychiatrist on Web Therapy, who …

NEW YORK: World Screen takes a look back at some of the big media stories of 2012, and what they could mean for the business this year. For every news story about increased online-video consumption last year—and there were many—there …

BOSTON: There are now more than 100 million smart TVs installed in homes worldwide, according to Strategy Analytics, with China expected to overtake the U.S. as the largest smart-TV market this year. At the end of 2012, there were 104 million …

LONDON: Amanda Hill is assuming the newly created position of chief brands officer at BBC Worldwide, where her oversight will include CBeebies, among other assets. Hill will be working to develop, segment and manage the current brand portfolio of 14 BBC …