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WAARDER/MESVRES: KidsPlant, together with its producing partner POV Digital, is launching the new preschool series Balloopo.  The CG-animated 52×11-minute sitcom for preschoolers is set in a land made of balloons. Paru, a balloon boy, and his pal Balloopo work at …

LONDON: UKTV has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to produce a pilot of the format Comedy Exchange for its entertainment channel Dave. The hour-long pilot challenges Never Mind The Buzzcock’s Phill Jupitus and Flight of the Conchords‘ Eugene Mirman to trade …

PHILADELPHIA: The online video clip service Redlasso has relaunched with deals in place with a host of local TV stations, after suspending activities last summer amid copyright infringement lawsuits from several major media companies. The service allows bloggers to search and …

DALLAS: In 2014, advanced TV advertising revenues in the U.S.—including VOD and DVR advertising, plus interactive formats such as microsites and overlays—will top $4 billion, according to new data from Parks Associates. By the end of this year, the report …

LOS ANGELES: Fox Networks Group’s Fox Reality Channel is scheduled to cease running new programming as of March 31, but may continue to broadcast shows from its library until it is rebranded. “With the changing cable landscape, we’ve made a strategic …

ATLANTA: Lopez Tonight, a new late-night talk show presented by actor and comedian George Lopez, will debut on TBS on November 9 at 11 p.m. Lopez Tonight will include guests from the areas of entertainment, sports, pop culture and politics. …

PAWTUCKET: Two new senior executives have been appointed to the newly formed Hasbro Studios: Lisa Licht and Linda Steiner. Steiner has been named head of girls and preschool programming. Steiner joins Hasbro Studios from Warner Bros. Animation, where she was …

NEW YORK: Bravo is currently in development on a new docuseries, Thintervention with Jackie Warner, featuring the Work Out fitness expert on a mission to change lives through healthy habits.  During three seasons of the hit Bravo series Work Out, …

NEW YORK: Bob and Harvey Weinstein have sold a controlling stake in the exclusive social-networking site asmallworld.net to the 25-year-old Swiss entrepreneur Patrick Liotard-Vogt. Liotard-Vogt becomes chairman of the board of ASmallWorld via the acquisition, as well as the company’s largest …

NEW YORK: Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements, which owns controlling interests in Viacom and CBS Corporation, is selling close to $1 billion worth of shares in the two companies in order to repay part of its debt. National Amusements announced an …