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LONDON: 4Kids Entertainment and Chaotic USA have inked deals for products based on the Chaotic trading-card game and TV series in France with Tennessee and in Israel with Mitos International. In France, Tennessee will launch an exclusive Chaotic back-to-school range …

LONDON: Channel 4 is to make its long-form original content available for free on YouTube in the U.K., with a library of about 3,000 hours available at any given time to British Internet users. Channel 4 will make its 4oD …

PALISADES PARK: In its 18th year as the exclusive international distributor for the American Music Awards (AMAs), Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has firmed up a slew of broadcasters for the 2009 event. Foxtel in Australia, France’s Paris Premiere, VH1 …

MUMBAI: DVR users in India rank the device as the second most-essential home technology item, according to a survey conducted by Media Partners Asia (MPA) for NDS. Operators such as Tata Sky and Hathway have begun introducing DVR technology to …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: E1 Entertainment has appointed Tara Long as VP of U.S. alternative programming, to be based in Los Angeles and report directly to John Morayniss, the CEO of E1 Television. Long will be responsible for growing E1 Television’s new …

BURBANK/MUNICH: CBS Studios International is bolstering its European presence with a new office in Munich, to be led by former Bavaria Media Television executive Oliver Kreuter. As managing director of CBS Studios International Germany, Kreuter will report to Joe Lucas, the …

BURBANK: Former Yahoo! advertising sales executive Dave Dickman has been named senior VP of digital media sales at the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG). In his new role, Dickman will head up the studio’s U.S. digital media sales efforts, tasked with …

HALIFAX: DHX Media’s Halifax Film has been commissioned by Canada’s CBC to create two seasons of a new CGI-animated series, tentatively titled Pirates!, which will be distributed by DECODE Enterprises. Season one will feature 16 11-minute episodes, while season two …

REDMOND/LOS ANGELES: Microsoft is working with Fox on a marketing initiative for its new operating system, Windows 7, due out later this month, in a deal that includes sponsorship of an upcoming variety special featuring Family Guy‘s Seth MacFarlane. Microsoft …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has secured carriage for Nat Geo Wild in Latin America and Australia, following recent launches in France and Germany. Premiering in Latin America, where the channel will be available as of November 1 …