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NEW YORK: David Ellender, the global CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises, discusses the strengths of the company’s portfolio, its aspirations to expand its drama business in the U.S. and the importance of building brands in this video interview.         With …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment International has signed an exclusive publishing licensing deal for The Jungle Book with Hachette Livre for the French-language market worldwide. Hachette takes the rights for publication of story books, activity books, novelty books, workbooks and home learning, …

LOS ANGELES: Several licensing deals have been closed by Toei Animation for Digimon Data Squad, Dragon Ball Z and Saint Seiya. Editorial Vertice in Argentina has signed up to create coloring books for Digimon Data Squad. In Brazil, Algazarra will …

LONDON: 4Kids Entertainment has been appointed as the licensing agent for BRB Internacional’s Suckers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. Suckers has 104 shorts, 2 minutes in length each. Each short episode depicts the world through the eyes …

MUMBAI: Raju Venkataraman has been appointed as the VP and general manager of the newly re-named Disney Media Distribution in India. Venkataraman will be responsible for the licensing of branded and non-branded content to all platforms in the Indian market. …

TORONTO: Originally commissioned by Food Network Canada, the Food Jammers series from Peace Point Entertainment is headed to the new Cooking Channel in the U.S. Cooking Channel took on the 13×30-minute first season of Food Jammers and also optioned seasons …

STAMFORD: Vince McMahon, chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, hailed the company’s “significant growth” in the first quarter, with revenues up to $138.7 million and profit increasing to $24.7 million. The company noted, however, the factors impacting comparability with …

PALISADES PARK: A number of international broadcasters have signed on for the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert, represented by Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI). The music event, which aired in the U.S. on HBO, has been sold …

LOS ANGELES: Saban Capital Group is setting aside more than $500 million for the acquisition of a portfolio of properties to kickstart its newly formed Saban Brands venture, which will be led by former Fox L&M chief Elie Dekel as president. Saban …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has shored up deals across Asia, Europe and Latin America for live-action programming from its Nickelodeon catalogue. Albania’s Digit-Alb took on iCarly and True Jackson. iCarly also went to SMG in China, 365 Media in Iceland, …