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LOS ANGELES: The Jim Henson Company has brought on new international licensees for its properties such as Dinosaur Train, Sid the Science Kid and Fraggle Rock. For Dinosaur Train, new licensing deals were signed across Europe. For France, Alcara is …

LONDON: Zodiak Kids has firmed up a number of licensing agreements for the preschool property Little Princess, with deals for a plush range, an iPad app and more. Aurora World UK is to develop a line of plush for Little …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment and Northeast Films have started production on the original sketch comedy Picnicface, debuting on The Comedy Network in Canada. The series is from the Halifax-based sketch troupe of the same name. The show combines animation and sketch …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment has firmed up new deals in Latin America for its hit property Pocoyo, signing up additional licensing agents and broadcast partners. A multi-territory free-to-air deal has been inked with Televideo (Albavisión) for Peru, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, …

MADRID: Spanish broadcaster laSexta has picked up the rights to the new FOX series Alcatraz and the CBS show Person of Interest, both from J.J. Abrams. The new shows, distributed by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, were among the most buzzed-about offerings …

TORONTO/LONDON: Entertainment One’s Jason Priestley comedy Call Me Fitz, which has already rolled out in the U.S. and Canada, has been picked up in France by pay-TV channel Série Club. Priestley—with whom eOne is working on a number of other projects—stars …

BUDAPEST: Twelve Spanish firms are in place for DISCOP, seven of which will be located at the Audiovisual from Spain pavilion. In the way of animation, Cromosoma is presenting the 52×30-minute Lila. Trini Cuevas, the head of distribution at Cromosoma, …

LONDON: The 125th anniversary of the Wimbledon tennis championships is being celebrated with live 3D coverage of the men’s and women’s singles finals on the BBC’s HD channel. The free-to-air broadcast in 3D will be available to anyone with a 3D …

NEW YORK: The latest hire in Rainbow Media Global’s executive expansion is Marco Frazier, who has been tapped to serve as VP of global distribution. Frazier will oversee the global distribution of Rainbow Media’s international properties, including Sundance Channel and …

NEW YORK/LAUSANNE: NBCUniversal has reached a deal with the International Olympic Committee to broadcast the Olympic Games in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020, for $4.38 billion. NBCU has been the long-time home of the Olympics in the U.S.; by 2020, the …