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NEW YORK/LONDON/BARCELONA: 41 Entertainment (41e) has been made the worldwide distributor for the new series Pac-Man 3D by Namco Bandai Games. The series, based on the iconic brand, is slated to debut in fall of 2013. It will be produced …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners for its news and current affairs categories, with Brazil’s TV Globo and NHK of Japan scoring first-time wins. TV Globo’s Jornal Nacional: War on Drugs won …

MADRID: Vodka Capital and Grupo Planeta have inked a publishing deal for the preschool 3D CGI animated series Jelly Jamm. Beginning in 2012, Grupo Planeta will publish Jelly Jamm books in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Latin America. This agreement …

PARIS: MIP Junior has teamed up with the London Book Fair to launch the Books-to-TV Exchange, taking place October 2, which brings together representatives from children’s book and e-publishers with producers. The initiative is intended to foster the discovery of new …

BOSTON: APT Worldwide has landed the international rights for Growing a Greener World, produced by The joe gardener Company. Growing a Greener World features the latest trends in eco-friendly living mixed with traditional gardening tips. Host Joe Lamp’l and co-host …

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment Group has purchased a majority stake in Fuse, the U.S. scripted producer behind Burn Notice and AMC’s remake of The Killing. This marks Red Arrow’s second major investment in the U.S. market, after acquiring a 51-percent …

PARIS: Paris-based awol animation has sold Big Storm Studios’ 3D CGI series Gombby’s Green Island to Portugal and Spain, and is launching the series at MIP Junior. Gombby’s Green Island is the first long-form series from a Portuguese studio to …

TORONTO: TELETOON at Night has added Family Guy to its lineup, taking a 9:30 p.m. slot weeknights starting October 3. Seasons one through nine will air on TELETOON at Night, rolling out in chronological order. The comedy joins Futurama, American …

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company has partnered with the national restaurant chain Chick-fil-A in support of the preschool series Pajanimals’ October debut on Sprout in the U.S. Beginning in October and running through December 31, more than 1,500 Chick-fil-A locations …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has secured the worldwide distribution rights for the Apartment 11 kids’ series Finding Stuff Out. The 16-episode 30-minute series, aimed at kids 6 to 9, features a webcast that answers science questions from real kids. CCI’s digital …