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LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has unveiled a new Winx Club feature film in 3-D: The Magic is Back (working title). The feature film, which follows on the success of The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, is the first movie ever in …

PAWTUCKET: In her new role as executive producer at Hasbro Studios, Kathy Samuels will be responsible for overseeing production on a number of creative initiatives, covering a variety of program genres. Samuels joins from CTDG, where she served as senior VP and was …

BUDAPEST: HBO Central Europe has appointed Marc Lorber to the new position of senior VP of original programming and production and executive producer. Lorber comes from a role as senior VP for production at MarVista Entertainment, where he led their …

MADRID: Suckers, from BRB International, has been picked up by France 3 for broadcast in 2010. The series has just been awarded a Spanish audience prize at the 20th edition of the Art Futura Festival, being held in various Spanish …

HONG KONG: Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific has expanded and reorganized its television distribution sales team to support growth in the region.    Led by Greg Johnson, the VP of program distribution at DAIT Asia Pacific, the new roles …

TORONTO: The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMAs), which recognize the achievements of the country’s most innovative digital media companies, have announced the nominees in 19 different categories, with winners to be named on December 1 as part of nextMEDIA Toronto. The awards …

LONDON: Sky1 HD is to air the two-part documentary Ross Kemp in the Middle East, which looks at the political situation in Israel and Gaza, in January 2010.  Kemp was given unprecedented access to all sides. He offers insight into …

MONTREAL: Kicking off today until November 8, the Sichuan TV Festival is honoring the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) on its 70th anniversary with an array of activities that provide Chinese audiences an opportunity to discover more about Canada. …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central is teaming up with the satirical news group The Onion on a pilot for a half-hour scripted comedy series based on the Onion Sports Network online video series.  The series, as-yet untitled, will focus on modern …

ATLANTA: The hour-long live-action series Tower Prep and Warner Horizon Television’s Unnatural History are to join the lineup of Cartoon Network in January 2010.  Tower Prep is an action-thriller about a rebellious teen who wakes up one morning to find himself trapped …