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MADRID: BRB Internacional has inked deals for its cartoon series in Latin America, including Suckers and Canimals. The 140×2-minute Suckers is set to air in Argentina on Canal 7 and in Mexico on Once TV, which has also acquired the 52×7-minute …

SINGAPORE: AXN is set to launch its original musical series The Kitchen Musical across 22 Asian markets, with 13 hour-long episodes in production. The Kitchen Musical is set in the musical world of a famous restaurant. The story follows as …

STOCKHOLM: Casten Almqvist has been appointed as the new CEO for Sweden’s TV4 Group, succeeding Jan Scherman, who is taking on a larger role at parent company Bonnier Broadcasting. Almqvist takes on leadership of the Swedish broadcasting group January 1, …

TORONTO: The Banff World Media Festival is presenting the inaugural Award of Excellence in Digital Media to Lisa Kudrow at the Interactive Rockies for her online series Web Therapy. Kudrow is the co-producer, co-writer and star of Web Therapy, which …

TORONTO/LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) is partnering with Fisher-Price in the U.S. to develop a toy line based on the preschool series Peppa Pig. Since its U.S. debut in February, the show ranks in Nick Jr.’s top ten shows, with more …

TORONTO: Bell Media is renaming its /A network to CTV Two this fall, coinciding with the launch of a companion HD service. The move also comes as the channel is expanding its reach into the full Toronto extended market next …

ENGLEWOOD: Starz Entertainment is making changes across its Encore lineup of movie channels, with the revamped slate set to include a new channel, Encore Español, while Encore WAM will be rebranded as Encore Family. The revised slate will be available …

CULVER CITY: 3net has lined up a one-hour special to celebrate the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 with On the Inside Line: The Indy 500, featuring the world’s first 3D coverage of the event. The hour-long presentation will provide …

NEW YORK: Orion Ross, the VP of original series for Disney Channels EMEA, talks about the strategy for producing animation in Europe.   Since 2009, Disney Channels EMEA has been ramping up its original-programming initiatives, with a London-based team that …

LONDON: Among the highlights on Passion Distribution’s DISCOP slate is an all-new season of the hit U.S. reality series Tori & Dean. Season six of the show, which follows the celebrity couple of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, features eight …