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BUENOS AIRES: The Artear series The Social Leader (El Puntero) has been a top performer on Channel 13 (El Trece) in Argentina, and is a lead offering for the company as it heads to DISCOP. The Social Leader is averaging …

LOS ANGELES: Former Twentieth Century Fox distribution executive Stephanie Slack has been hired by MarVista Entertainment to serve as senior VP of co-productions and acquisitions. Slack will work to expand MarVista’s TV movie and series business, tasked with developing strategic …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC and Columbia Records have signed an agreement for the recording rights to the soundtrack of the network’s new musical drama Smash, with series star Katharine McPhee scoring a solo deal.  Smash launches midseaon on NBC, taking a Monday …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has sold the factual-entertainment series Books Into Films to HBO Central Europe, while also securing deals on an additional 375 hours of programming across Eastern Europe. Books Into Films looks at how certain literary works have been …

NEW YORK: Classic Media is partnering with Mattel to roll out a new consumer-products program for Masters of the Universe to celebrate the brand’s 30th anniversary in 2012. The new line will encompass apparel (t-shirts, sweatshirts, thermals, track jackets and …

BOGOTÁ: Colombia’s Caracol Televisión has entered into a cooperation agreement with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Carlos Alejandro Pérez, the president of Caracol Televisión, made the announcement at a press conference in Colombia this week together with Gao Zhengyue, China’s Ambassador …

LOS ANGELES: Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Kai have secured additional broadcast deals in Latin America via a new round of sales from Toei Animation. Cartoon Network Latin America is taking episodes 1 to 54 of Dragon Ball Kai. …

ATLANTA: The highly anticipated TNT original series Falling Skies, due for a U.S. debut on June 19, is set to roll out to more than 75 international markets, including Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Canada, South Korea and the U.K., beginning this …

MIAMI: Among the properties Exim Licensing Group is highlighting for the upcoming licensing show in Las Vegas is BondiBond, which it co-produced with Ledafilms and Mondo TV Spain. BondiBand tells the story of six rock students, who become superheros when …

VANCOUVER: Nerd Corps Entertainment has secured slots on Disney XD in the U.S. and globally for its original action property Slugterrainea. The 39×22-minute 3D animated HD series is currently in development for a 2012 launch. The sci-fi action-adventure is set …