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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 …

LAS VEGAS: DISH Network is introducing its TV Everywhere service, which uses Slingbox technology to enable subscribers of the satellite TV service to watch their favorite programs on laptops and mobile devices or elsewhere in their home. Developed in partnership with …

LAS VEGAS: FLO TV has teamed up with accessory maker mophie to create a series of products that will bring live mobile TV to the iPhone and iPod touch platforms.  The products, expected to begin shipping in the first part …

BEIJING: Baidu, China’s leading search engine, is planning to launch a new independent company that will provide licensed online video to Internet users.  Functioning much like Hulu, the new company will work closely with content providers to bring copyrighted premium video …

NEW YORK: Rainbow Media has secured licensing from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) to launch Sundance Channel and WE tv in Korea, with Skylife already taking on the two channels. Skylife, the country’s only digital satellite pay-TV operator, launched the …

LOS ANGELES: Adness Entertainment has sold the live-action series Kamen Rider Dragon Knight to Cartoon Network in the Asia Pacific, with 40 half-hour episodes to launch this year in territories such as India, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore and New Zealand.  …

EL SEGUNDO: Mattel has signed on to manufacture, market and distribute an exclusive line of action figures and accessories for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) brand.  The line includes action figures and toys for both kids and collectors. This includes …

BARCELONA/LONDON: BKN New Media has announced new deals from its U.K. and Spanish operations, including a toy distribution agreement signed for Zorro: Generation Z.  The U.K.-based BKN New Media Ltd has signed new partnerships with Czech and Slovak distributor Vapet Production and …