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MALIBU: JAKKS Pacific, which designs and markets consumer products, is partnering with the Japanese animation producer Dentsu for a series and toy line based on the boys action property Monsuno. The Monsuno property, in which re-awakened monster DNA finds its way into …

STAMFORD: Andrew Whitaker has been promoted to executive VP of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he will be responsible for the company’s international business.  Whitaker will be responsible for determining the strategic direction for WWE’s business outside of the U.S. …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, ZDF Enterprises’ president and CEO, Alexander Coridass, talks about the opportunities that have arisen during the downturn and the need for finding new collaborations and business models.   With a vast catalogue that includes drama, …

TORONTO: The live-action series How to Be Indie has been sold by DECODE Enterprises to a number of international broadcasters, among them ABC in Australia and M-Net in Africa.  Also signing on for the tween show, produced by The Heroic …

BEVERLY HILLS: Televix Entertainment is teaming up with Lima-based production house Bliss to produce Eduardo Schuldt’s next CGI animated feature film under the Aronnax Films banner. Tentatively titled The Verne Project, the new feature starts production this month. The movie was was …

BURBANK: Netflix’s new deal with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment puts a 28-day delay on new releases being made available to the online DVD rental outfit’s subscribers. Companies like Netflix and DVD kiosk operator Redbox have come under pressure from the studios …

SINGAPORE/TOKYO/SEOUL/BEIJING: Indra Suharjono is to lead the growth, strategic direction and management of MTV Networks Japan and MTV Networks Korea, adding to her existing responsibilities of overseeing MTV Networks Southeast Asia and MTV Networks Greater China. In the newly created …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has sold the teen vampire-themed daily drama Split into additional territories, bringing the series to a total of 12 countries within the six months since its launch.  Originally produced by Dori Media Darset for Israeli …

KNOXVILLE: After pulling Food Network and HGTV from Cablevision in a dispute over carriage fees, Scripps Networks Interactive is partnering with local stations in New York and Connecticut—areas serviced by the cable operator—for encore broadcasts of two recent specials. Food …

NEW YORK: Fitz Roy Media has signed a licensing deal that grants Storm City Entertainment the worldwide rights to create and distribute video games based on the Heathcliff property, with the first release scheduled to hit retail in fall 2011.  …