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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 …

SÃO PAULO: Among the diverse offerings from Globo TV International for buyers at the L.A. Screenings are the game show The Spelling Game, the telenovela Two Faces and comedy series The Cleaning Lady. The Spelling Game combines education and entertainment, …

PARIS: Vivendi has released its financial results for the first quarter, reporting revenues of 6.5 billion euros, a 23.7-percent increase on the year-ago period, and net earnings of 477 million euros,  reflecting a 14.1-percent decline.  The Canal+ Group reported revenues …

  BUENOS AIRES: Legacy of Passion joins The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells and the third season of Teenangels on Telefe International’s novela roster, alongside a number of formats and series. Legacy of Passion is a story of ambition, honor …

NEW YORK: U.S. Hispanic media company Univision Communications narrowed its first-quarter net loss from last year’s $166.2 million to $55.2 million, on revenues that were down 12 percent to $410.3 million. "We continued to aggressively manage through the recessionary market conditions …

TORONTO: The Canadian Television Fund has renewed its Production Incentive for 2009-2010 and has upped the funds available from C$5 million to C10 million. CTF said that the goal of the Production Incentive, launched as a pilot program last year, …

LONDON: BBC Switch has gone into production on The Cut, a multiplatform teen soap that will be deployed online and on BBC Two. Five-minute episodes will be carried on bbc.co.uk/switch, with a weekly TV omnibus on BBC Two. The show, developed …