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MONTREAL: Bejuba! Entertainment is teaming up with TELETOON Canada to develop a new live-action/CGI tween series based on the original book The Sherlock Legacy. The series, to be of the same name, is written by Terry Kalagian and writing partner …

LONDON: Character Options has renewed its U.K. master toy license for Classic Media’s Postman Pat SDS until 2014, while several other British consumer-product partners have also re-signed up for the property. VMC renewed its deal for Postman Pat SDS accessories …

NEW YORK: Announcing its Q1 financials today, 4Kids Entertainment said that it has received “non-binding indication of interest from a third party” to buy out the company. The company will make available to the undisclosed potential acquirer due diligence information …

SCOTTSDALE: By 2013, 46 percent of the flat-panel TVs being shipped by manufacturers will be enabled with internal broadband connectivity, up from 19 percent this year. According to ABI Research, connectivity is expected to become a mainstream feature within the …

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide has appointed Bob Traub as VP of retail development for the Americas, based at the company’s New York office. Traub has some 16 years of U.S. and international licensing and marketing experience in the entertainment sector, …

LONDON: Square Zero, which specializes in 3-D, live holograms, animation and virtual-reality technology, has hired Alexi Wheeler as development producer, joining from E1 Entertainment. Wheeler will be responsible for the development and production of new children’s content at the company, …

ENGLEWOOD: Delivering a 28-percent increase in revenues to $2.2 billion, Liberty Global reported a $736.6 million profit in the first quarter, as compared with a $298.7 million loss in the same period last year. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt …

LONDON: At ITV plc in the U.K., group revenues were up by 6 percent in the first quarter to £450 million, including an 8-percent rise in TV advertising revenues. Broadcasting and online revenues were up by 6 percent to £390 million. …

SINGAPORE: A deal for the broadcast rights to this year’s World Cup has finally been concluded in Singapore, with both cable service StarHub and SingTel’s IPTV platform mioTV set to air the matches. Both platforms issued releases noting they will offer all …

LOS ANGELES: India’s Reliance Big Entertainment has picked up a majority stake in Los Angeles- and London-based international film sales agent IM Global. In February, IM Globl clinched a deal to handle Reliance’s Hindi film output internationally. With Reliance’s equity investment, IM Global can benefit …