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COLOGNE: ohm:tv’s comedy VOD portal LOKO is to launch on Swedish mobile operator TeliaSonera’s Surfport. This deal expands ohm:tv’s distribution of mobile content in Europe, where it already has partnerships with more than 20 mobile operators such as Hutchinson 3G …

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE: Jon Penn has been tapped as the CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises’ business in the Asia Pacific, directly reporting to the company’s global CEO, David Ellender. This new structure sees Penn overseeing the international television distribution, home entertainment, and licensing businesses—including …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has sold three of its Giant Screen Collection titles—Great North, Ocean Origins and Volcanoes of the Deep Sea—to RAI for free-TV in Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Capodistria and Monaco. Filmed in IMAX, each Giant Screen …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment has appointed Exim Licensing Group as its licensing agent across Latin America, and Tycoon Enterprises as its licensing agent in Mexico. The agents will handle the majority of 4Kids’ properties, including Chaotic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, …

BOSTON: The dance special Bellydance Superstars: Live in Paris at the Folies Berges is now in the catalogue of APT Worldwide. Produced by Miles Copeland, the former manager of The Police and Sting, Bellydance Superstars captures the performance of the …

SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications’ IPTV platform mio TV has passed the 100,000 customer mark as it celebrates its second birthday. To celebrate the milestones, the platform is offering all new and existing customersa special selection of ten movies that can be …

LONDON: India-based DQE has signed on as a co-producer on the new Lassie animated series from Classic Media, joining M6 in France and Germany’s ZDF. Tapaas Chakravarti, the chairman and CEO of DQ Entertainment, commented: "Our association as production and distribution …

LOS ANGELES: On VH1’s roster of new series are untitled projects featuring Sandra "Pepa" Denton of Salt n Pepa and Chilli from R&B group TLC, as well as a show centered on The Entertainer from I Love New York and …

PARIS: Brian Goldner, the president and CEO of Hasbro, is slated to deliver a keynote speech, titled Becoming a Branded Play Company, at MIPCOM on October 6. In his speech, Goldner will outline how Hasbro has evolved into a leader …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for the remote-storage DVR from Cablevision Systems, delivering a blow to Hollywood studios and broadcast networks that had been attempting to block the technology. The ruling is expected to …