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NEW YORK: The World Screen app for NATPE is now available for download, delivering programming listings, news and a range of resources to help you make the most out of your time in Miami. Features of the newly revamped World …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix members in the U.S. are soon going to be able to stream complete previous seasons of animated and live-action shows from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim. Starting March 30, Cartoon Network shows such as …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media is set to showcase several formats and series this NATPE, including SYPD: Special Young Police Department, among others. Produced by Dori Media Darset, SYPD: Special Young Police Department is a teen sitcom that involves a kids’ police …

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. …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …