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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, …

STOCKHOLM: A new deal sees Viasat Broadcasting distributing three Premier League channels from TV 2 on its Norwegian DTH satellite pay-TV platform. The deal is the first of its kind in Norway, following TV 2’s acquisition of the Barclay’s Premier …

TORONTO: Discovery World HD, Investigation Discovery (ID) and Discovery Science are all headed to Canada later this year through the renewal of a joint venture between Discovery Communications and CTV. Discovery World launches August 2, while ID follows on August …

LOS ANGELES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has sold the exclusive format rights for Australia to activeTV for WAG Wars, which features the wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of sports stars. Each week the series features WAGs competing against one another to …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment is teaming up with Borders to launch an exclusive line of consumer products that support the world premiere of 16 Wishes, which debuts on Disney Channel on June 25. Borders is to serve as the exclusive …

MADRID: The animated series Pocoyo, co-produced by Zinkia and ITV Studios Global Entertainment, now airs seven days a week on Nick Jr. in the U.S. The 104×7-minute series is featured in the 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. slot, as well as …

LONDON: Several new international broadcast deals have been secured by Classic Media for the preschool brands Guess with Jess and Tinga Tinga Tales. Tinga Tinga Tales, a co-production with Tiger Aspect Productions in association with HomeBoyz, launched on CBeebies in …

SAN DIEGO: Suzy Zoo Studios’ range of licensed items in the Japanese department stores Plazastyle and Cuddlesome have become a well-established hit with young women. Plazastyle, which has more than 180 retail outlets and smaller boutiques, carries apparel, social-expression categories, …

HARRINGTON PARK: The documentary Halifax at War: The Story of a Bomber has been licensed by Janson Media to Canal + Cyfrowy for its Planete Poland channel. From the same producers as the historical documentary series Heavy Metal, Warriors of …

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions has hired Jennifer Harkness as the new head of development for factual and reality at the company, effective immediately. Harkness started her career as the manager of development at Up Front Entertainment. She later joined Global …