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TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment’s inaugural In Toon with Tweens animation contest invites animators and creators to submit their original projects for a chance at C$10,000 in cash as part of option and development agreements. Project entries—television or multiplatform—must be received by …

COPENHAGEN: Modern Times Group has acquired a 50-percent interest in the Russian DTH platform Raduga TV, which offers more than 50 channels to its 70,000 subscribers. MTG has acquired the interest in Raduga Holdings from Continental Media for an undisclosed consideration …

NEW YORK: Daniel Lewis has been named to the newly created role of director of new media communications at Sesame Workshop, where he will work to leverage social media to extend the company’s reach. Lewis previously served as a consultant …

SYDNEY: XYZnetworks has entered into a multi-year volume deal with RDF Rights to acquire a minimum of 300 hours of first-run exclusive content for its portfolio of channels, including The LifeStyle Channel, LifeStyle YOU and LifeStyle FOOD. Titles from RDF …

NEW YORK: Andrea Wong is leaving her post as president and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services, just a few months after the company was acquired by A&E Television Networks. Wong exits ahead of her contract expiration in April. She has …

MADRID: TVE anunció que La 1 se consolidó durante el mes de enero con un 18,6 por ciento de cuota de pantalla, su mejor rating de sintonía desde diciembre de 2006.  Durante enero, el canal puso en marcha el modelo …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO: En el marco de una conferencia con analistas, Adolfo Cerezo Pérez, director de finanzas y administración de Telmex, habría enfatizado que la empresa continúa en la búsqueda de la modificación de su título de concesión que le …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has unveiled a new subscription video-on-demand service for its Viasat OnDemand online portal in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The subscription service makes a range of pay-TV content, including live sports events, hundreds of episodes of hit series …

NEW YORK: E1 Television and E1 Music are partnering with recording artist Faith Evans to release a new studio album and reality series, It’s All About Faith. E1 Television, in partnership with Evans and Ten2One Entertainment, will chronicle the singer’s …

PARIS: MIPDoc has issued a call for projects to be included in its new Co-Productions Seeking Funding initiative, produced in association with World Screen. MIPDoc, the International Showcase and Conference for documentary and factual programs, taking place April 10 and …