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LONDON: The 6×30-minute factual series Wildlife Patrol has been commissioned by ITV1 from Tern Television.  The series looks at the surge in wildlife crime in the British countryside and the illegal trade of endangered specials across the U.K.’s borders. Viewers will …

NEW YORK: The number of U.S. mobile subscribers watching video on their mobile devices increased more than 40 percent year-on-year in both the third and fourth quarters of 2010, according to a new report from The Nielsen Company.  This accounted …

LONDON: The fantasy adventure series Xena: Warrior Princess has been acquired from NBCUniversal International Television Distribution by Chello Zone for its Horror Channel in the U.K. The series will begin airing weekdays starting April 25. Xena is a spin-off from …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment, which is facing a lawsuit over the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, has reported fourth-quarter revenues of $4.8 million, down from $16.2 million in the year-ago period, with a net loss that was reduced from $21.3 million to $7.4 million. …

BEIJING: The Chinese Internet TV company Youku has unveiled plans for an animated web series, Miss Puff, to launch this April, with 104 seven-minute episodes planned for over eight seasons. Miss Puff continues on the animated short Miss Puff’s Goldfish …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable has pulled several channels, including MTV and FX, from its iPad app, after receiving complaints from companies such as Viacom, News Corporation and Discovery Communications alleging that the service is a contract violation.  The Time …

LONDON: As part of a new development alliance, ITN Productions and MercuryMedia are to develop four topical magazine formats for the international market, with the titles to be launched at MIPTV. The programs include N2K, focusing on all you need …

LONDON: The dance format Dancing Nation has been sold by Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic to broadcasters in Brazil, Australia, Ukraine and the Philippines. In Brazil, TV Globo is set to air its version of the format later this year. In …

NEW YORK: The Hub has picked up an additional 13 episodes of the CGI animated series Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures for a second set to debut this fall. The series debuted last fall on The Hub and ranked number …

PHILADELPHIA: In the run-up to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Comcast is providing customers with a range of content on demand and online at XfinityTV.com that focuses on the upcoming nuptials. Comcast customers throughout the month …