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LONDON: Coolabi has appointed Golden Bear as master toy partner for its hit children’s property Poppy Cat. As part of the deal, a new toy line for the U.K. and Eire—including plush, plastics and arts & crafts—is scheduled to launch …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has scored a deal with Grammy Award-winning Radiohead to distribute internationally a new and exclusive live performance of the music group’s eighth album, The King of Limbs. The 55-minute performance, titled Radiohead—The King of Limbs: Live From …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE will return to the Fontainebleau Resort from January 23 to 25, 2012, with the organization committing to the Miami Beach location for two markets through 2013. “Moving to Miami in 2011 was a great success for the …

NEW YORK: For the first time in two decades, the number of homes in the U.S. with TV sets has fallen, with ownership now estimated at 114.7 million households. According to Nielsen, 96.7 percent of American households now own TV …

SILVER SPRING: Killing Bin Laden (working title) is an hour-long special set for Discovery Channel that provides a second-by-second account of the operation that finally brought down Osama Bin Laden. Set to air on May 15 at 10 p.m. on …

WASHINGTON: National Geographic Channel has dedicated an entire week to programming related to the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the subsequent hunt for Osama Bin Laden. The programming stunt kicks off today, at 7 p.m., with Inside 9/11. The …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has appointed Jacek Koskowski as general manager for Central and Eastern Europe. Koskowski’s role is a new position for BBC Worldwide’s EMEA business; it is part of BBC Worldwide Channels’ strategy to establish a local office …

LOS ANGELES: FEARnet has secured long-term carriage with Time Warner and Verizon FiOS, alongside starting its linear rollout with Comcast. FEARnet is now available on Time Warner Cable and Time Warner’s VOD platform, with New York launching VOD on May …

LOS ANGELES: Among the titles in the catalogue of TvFilmBiz International is the two-hour documentary The Afghanistan War and Search for Osama Bin Laden, which tells the story of the ongoing military combat in the country. The documentary wrapped production …

BURBANK: Dana Booton has been promoted from the VP of production for Starz Media’s Film Roman to the newly created role of general manager and head of production for the TV animation studio. Having joined Film Roman in 2008, Booton was …