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TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has slated a diverse pool of jurors to select the winner and runner-up of its recently launched In Toon With Tweens animation contest. On the panel are Carole Bonneau, the VP of programming TELETOON Canada; Marc Buhaj, …

PARIS: Toei Animation has named Edebé Audiovisual Licensing as its broker to handle licensing in Spain for the TV series Dr. Slump–Arale. Edebé will be responsible for merchandising rights, except publishing, for Spain and Andorra territories. The 243×26-minute comedy is …

MUMBAI: Fox STAR Studios is teaming up with Rohan Sippy Entertainment for the project Dum Maaro Dum, produced by Ramesh Sippy and directed by Rohan Sippy. Dum Maaro Dum reunites Rohan Sippy and Abhishek Bachchan. The film marks the second …

LONDON: RDF Media’s The Foundation has announced the recommission of Basil and Barney’s Swap Shop for a third season of 26 hour-long episodes for CBBC. The series heads back to CBBC on BBC Two later this year. The series features Basil …

HERNDON: RCN Corporation has added two new Spanish-language channels to its Hispanic Cable TV program packages: VeneMovies and Semillitas. VeneMovies is a commercial-free film channel that broadcasts the best contemporary films. It will be offered as part of RCN’s MiVisión Plus …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment’s fourth-quarter loss rose from $19.6 million to $21.3 million, largely due to a $20.2 million impairment charge on the Chaotic property. The company reported revenues of $17 million for its fourth quarter, compared to $12.8 million …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sent its National Broadband Plan—which its chairman, Julius Genachowski, referred to as a "21st century roadmap to spur economic growth and investment, create jobs, educate our children, protect our citizens, and engage …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay is the first of five culinary luminaries to join NBC’s new reality competition series America’s Next Great Restaurant (working title). Flay will serve as a mentor, investor and judge for contestants who …

NEW YORK: Fitz Roy Media’s president and CEO, Hamp Hampton, he explains his strategy for a new take on the kids’ business in this video interview.    A relative upstart in the kids’ and youth business, Fitz Roy Media is …

LOS ANGELES: A first-ever co-production between Universal Cable Productions and Universal Networks International, the new original series Facing Kate joins the USA Network lineup alongside the recently announced pickup Covert Affairs. Facing Kate, which is being shot on location in …