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CENTURY CITY: Twentieth Century Fox Television has rebranded its licensing division as Fox Consumer Products, as well as appointed new senior executives to manage the business. Robert Marick, executive VP, said in announcing the restructure: “Fox boasts a world-class television and …

AMMAN: Rubicon Group Holding’s animated series Ben & Izzy and Tareq wa Shireen will air on Cartoon Network in the Middle East and North Africa beginning in October 2010 as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies. The …

LOS ANGELES: The hit BBC series Torchwood is returning for a new season, with Starz scooping up the U.S. television rights for a summer 2011 premiere. The new season will be a co-production between Starz, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Worldwide, with …

LONDON: The BBC notched up 13 wins at the BAFTAs, followed by Channel 4 with seven nods and ITV1 with three. Julie Walters scored her sixth BAFTA, this one for lead actress for her performance in Channel 4’s Mo. Kenneth …

NEW YORK: Hallmark Channel has added a slate of all-new programming from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, with an original "how-to" block set to launch exclusively on the cable network this fall. The new programming includes the debut of The Martha …

NEW YORK: Icon Films has been commissioned to produce a third season of River Monsters for Animal Planet, after the second run became the network’s most-watched series in its history. Season two of River Monsters averaged more than 1.5 million …

PARIS: The deals continue to roll in for AB International’s B.F.F. Best Friends Forever, following sales to Disney in Latin America, India, Spain, Germany and Italy. Nickelodeon Benelux and Scandinavia signed up for 74 7-minute episodes and a Christmas special, …

TORONTO: Canadian broadcaster CTV has added a total of 11 series to its 2010/2011 schedule, with seven premiering in the fall—including the new Law & Order spinoff and the Michael Chiklis ABC drama No Ordinary Family—and has also announced the acquisition …

NEW YORK: In time for MIPCOM, World Screen is launching its latest portable directory, the TV Formats Distributors Guide, providing comprehensive information on format-distribution companies and their top titles. TV Formats Distributors Guide is the latest in World Screen‘s series of portable …

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of Wizards of Waverly Place, and has also announced the development of the sequel to Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie. Production on the fourth season will get under way in August, …