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PARIS: Mediatoon is bringing Chicken Town, an animated kids series co-produced by Ellipsanime and 1st Day, to this year’s MIP Junior. The 39×8-minute series, which will air in France in the fall, was picked up by Canal+ Family, Orange, RTBF, …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 2011 Current Affairs and News International Emmys, with two nods for Brazil and Germany, Iceland, Japan, the Philippines and the U.K. each scoring a …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast has increased carriage for the nuvoTV network, which offers English-language programming created for American bi-cultural Latinos, as one of its steps toward increasing the availability of Hispanic-owned or -targeted networks. nuvoTV will be expanded onto the Digital Preferred …

SANTA MONICA: While more than 50 percent of living rooms in the U.S. have Internet-connected devices, they remain underutilized for streaming TV and movie entertainment, finds a new report from research firm Interpret. In its recent report, The State of Internet-Connected …

PARIS: The deadline for submissions for the MIP Junior Kids’ Jury, which sees a panel of children screening preselected programs and picking their favorites, is August 25.   Submissions can be made directly via www.mipworld.com/en/mipjunior/conferences-and-events/kids-jury/form. The programs eligible for entry …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol has established a new L.A.-based scripted TV studio operation, Endemol Studios, which is to be led by Philippe Maigret as the newly appointed CEO. Maigret will continue to oversee acquisitions for North American rights for the group, having …

LONDON: Content Television’s Strictly Sexual: The Series, a spin-off of the hit indie feature film, has premiered in the U.S. through Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service. The 6×30-minute series is a spin-off of the indie cult classic Strictly …

LOS ANGELES: The Parents Television Council has unveiled the results of its latest study, Cartoons Are No Laughing Matter, which finds high levels of adult content on networks with the highest rated prime-time animated cable shows among kids 12 to …

CULVER CITY: 3net has aligned with Red Bull Media House North America to offer a range of the brand’s sports and culture events to U.S. audiences in 3D for the first time ever. 3net will host the world 3D premiere …

NEW YORK/PARIS: World Screen, in partnership with MIPCOM, will present the inaugural Content Trendsetter Awards in Cannes this October, honoring the achievements of some of the world’s top programming buyers. This year’s honorees are Mike Cosentino, the senior VP of …