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LONDON/NEW YORK: Classic Media and Tiger Aspect Productions have established the Tinga Tinga Tales Fund, which will be devoted to enriching the lives of children in Africa, primarily though education. The two companies, co-producers on the series, have agreed to …

NEW YORK: Victoria Justice, star of Victorious, leads the cast of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, an original teen comedy from Nickelodeon set to air on October 23. The prime-time movie follows Jordan Sands (played by Justice), an unpopular teen …

MUMBAI: As the TV.NXT conference on Indian television kicked off in Mumbai today, Media Partners Asia issued a new report on the market, pointing to tremendous revenue potential but highlighting the pressures on profit margins as a result of intense …

NEW YORK: Asia TV USA, the media distributor of Zee TV and Veria, has named Ray Donahue as manager of international program sales. Donahue will be based in New York. He is tasked with developing international carriage deals, program sales …

LOS ANGELES: Engine Entertainment has notched up new deals for the mixed martial arts Bellator Fighting Championships with broadcasters in Australia, Mexico, France, Finland, Southeast Asia and Africa. Bellator is a style of MMA that allows fighters to control their …

EL SEGUNDO: BBC Worldwide has inked a deal to bring three comedies—No Heroics, How Not to Live Your Life and Mutual Friends—to DIRECTV’s The 101 Network. Mutual Friends will premiere on The 101 Network November 3 at 10 p.m., followed by …

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has secured a deal in Israel for The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!, which recently debuted on Canada’s Treehouse. The show, based on the classic Dr. Seuss stories, is to air on HOP! …

KNOXVILLE: The newly created post of senior VP and general manager of HGTV is to be filled by Kathleen Finch. At HGTV, Finch is charged with leading all aspects of program development and production. She will work closely with HGTV …

TORONTO: Production is under way on a Canadian version of the hit show American Pickers, with a 13×1-hour local treatment to premiere in spring 2011 on History Television. Canadian Pickers follows Sheldon Smithens, an antiques dealer and auctioneer, and his …

LOS ANGELES: Bill Schultz, who stepped down as co-CEO of Moonscoop U.S. earlier this year, has formed a new venture, Home Plate Entertainment (HPE), which has already clinched a deal to represent a new property from Canada’s Yowza Animation. HPE will focus on …