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HONG KONG: Cartoon Network is set to air Nerd Corps Entertainment’s League of Super Evil (L.O.S.E.) in more than 25 countries across Asia, including India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, China and several others in Southeast Asia. Cartoon Network will handle …

LONDON: Ed Richards, the chief executive of British media regulator Ofcom, will be interviewed at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival by Peter Fincham, the director of television at ITV. The festival, slated for August 28 to 30, will see …

PARIS: A raft of deals have been closed in Latin America and the Caribbean by Moonscoop on titles such as Chloe’s Closet, Growing Up Creepie and Code Lyoko. CBeebies in Latin America took on Chloe’s Closet, which is currently in …

NEW YORK/PHOENIX: The 600-title film catalogue of Moving Pictures Film & Television, which includes the latest in the well-known Hellraiser franchise, Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, is to be represented in Latin America by Bender Media Services. Also among the titles Bender …

NEW YORK: FOX kicked off the network Upfront presentations today, announcing two new dramas, Human Target and Past Life, for the fall season, along with four comedies and one late-night show. Announcing the 2009-2010 season, Peter Rice, the chairman of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting …

LONDON: Michele Pearce, formerly the senior U.K. and international licensing manager at Jetix Consumer Products U.K., has joined BKN New Media as VP of licensing and merchandising. Pearce will coordinate worldwide licensing and merchandising activities with her counterpart, Jesus Diaz, …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has announced the launch of a magazine and range of books for the hit preschool series In the Night Garden in China, along with signing a DVD partner for the Ragdoll-produced show. Licensing agent U Young has …

HILVERSUM: The Argentine actress Florencia Bertotti, whose credits include the hit Floricienta, is on board for a new family comedy from Endemol that is being launched at the L.A. Screenings. Nini is a 120-part series that is being filmed in Buenos Aires. …

LONDON: ITV Global Entertainment, home to the U.K.’s largest library of British films, has notched up a host of DVD and Blu-ray deals on Michael Powell’s acclaimed 1948 film The Red Shoes. The digitally restored version of the film premiered at …

OSLO: A joint venture of Norwegian broadcasters NRK, TV 2 and Modern Times Group has launched MiniTV, a mobile-TV service delivering six free-to-air channels using the DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) standard. The service was launched by the joint venture, the Norwegian …