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MEXICO CITY: Comarex has inked a deal with Turner Broadcasting System for the animated series Master Raindrop to debut in Latin America on Cartoon Network this April. Master Raindrop—produced by Big Communications, Flux Animation Studio, Flying Bark Productions and Media …

BURBANK: Cindy Davis has been appointed senior VP of licensing at Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) U.S., Cookie Jar Group’s licensing arm. For CPLG, Davis will oversee the development and implementation of merchandising and licensing programs for a variety of …

TRIVANDRUM: The Indian animation outfit Toonz Animation India has opened a distribution division in Los Angeles, Toonz Entertainment USA, which will be led by Matt Cooperstein. The new arm will specialize in the worldwide sale and distribution of animated feature …

LONDON/TORONTO: Universal Networks International and E1 Television have firmed up a deal that grants NBC Universal the exclusive global pay-TV rights—excluding the U.S., Canada, France and Germany—for the new police drama Copper. The drama is slated to air mid-2010 in the …

MUNICH/LOS ANGELES: Starz Entertainment has snapped up the U.S. rights for Tandem Communications’ eight-hour TV adaptation of Ken Follett’s novel The Pillars of the Earth. Produced by Tandem, MUSE Entertainment and Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free Films, the series …

LONDON: Reducing spending on imported programming and sports is among the proposals put forward by the BBC in its Strategy Review, unveiled today. The Review sets out five key priorities: put quality first; do fewer things better; guarantee access to …

BURBANK: Dancing with the Stars is returning to ABC on March 22, when all 11 couples will take to the dance floor for the first time in the new season. The show returns on March 22 at 8 p.m. with …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Nerd Corps Entertainment‘s founder and CEO, Asaph "Ace" Fipke, together with the company’s president, Ken Faier, and senior VP of production, Chuck Johnson, discuss the company’s growth and its plans for the future.   …

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has unveiled the shortlist for the Programme Awards, which recognize the work of actors, presenters, writers and production teams, along with honoring the programs themselves. In the female performance category are Naomie Harris for …

NEW YORK: The documentary Aftershock: Surviving Haiti, from Toronto-based producer Claude Barnes of Keep It In The Family Productions for Canada’s Equator HD channel, spotlights the second stage of the earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti. Barnes and crew landed in Haiti …