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LONDON: Zodiak Rights has signed a number of licensing deals for the Mr. Bean brand, including agreements for T-shirts, adult costumes, Beanies and more. Spike Leisurewear is on board for a range of men’s Mr. Bean T-shirts. Orion Costume is …

LOS ANGELES: The new ten-part docu-comedy Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings, based on the web series I Love Local Commercials, is to launch on IFC on June 24. The show follows lifelong best friends Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal as they …

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Shankly International Distribution has been named the exclusive worldwide TV sales agent for Fusion TV, which has a library that includes more than 750 episodes of action sports and adventure travel programming. Fusion TV’s catalogue includes the 55×52-minute Airtime, …

SANTA MONICA: Nickelodeon has given the new live-action comedy How to Rock, featuring recording artist Cymphonique Miller, a 20-episode order for a 2012 premiere. The series centers on Kacey Simon (Miller), a talented teen who takes her pop/hip-hop band to …

LONDON: Tom Toumazis is leaving Endemol to become CEO of the pan-European publishing group Mecom, effective this August. Upon Toumazis’s arrival, Stephen Davidson, currently executive chairman of Mecom, will become non-executive chairman. It is not yet clear if Toumazis’s post …

LOS ANGELES: Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite and Blades of Glory is set to star in and executive-produce Gulliver Quinn (working title), a comedy series pilot for Disney XD. The Gulliver Quinn script was written by Dan Kopelman of Malcolm in the …

LONDON: WWE is opening up an office in Mumbai to drive the expansion of its business in India, to be led by Rukn Kizilbash as general manager. Kizilbash, who previously held positions at Percept, Ten Sports, IMG and ESPN Star Sports, …

LOS ANGELES: An additional 50 one-hour episodes of the tween telenovela Grachi have been commissioned by Nickelodeon Latin America. The broadcast was initially planned for 75 episodes, but the show’s success has prompted an additional order. The novela earned 3.6 …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has appointed Rick Alessandri as senior VP of business development. Alessandri spent more than ten years at ESPN, serving in a range of roles that culminated in senior VP and managing director for the X Games franchise and senior …

NEW YORK: BBC America has signed Chris Hardwick to host the channel’s new Saturday night comedy block, Ministry of Laughs, along with committing to a pilot/special based on the comedian’s hit Nerdist podcast. Hardwick will kick off the Ministry of …