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MAINZ: Wolfgang Cimera is taking over from Reinhold Elschot as the general manager and producer of Network Movie Film and TV Production, a subsidiary of ZDF Enterprises that produces TV movies and series. Elschot will take up his new post …

PARIS: The preschool series Dive Olly Dive! and Chloe’s Closet are headed to Playhouse Disney channels across Southeast Asia through a new deal secured by MoonScoop. All 52 11-minute episodes of the first season of Dive Olly Dive! were included …

SEATTLE: Amazon Video On Demand has added more than 500 high-definition TV shows and movies to its offering, and has linked up with Panasonic, making the online content platform accessible directly from Viera Cast-enabled TV sets. Amazon.com’s new HD offerings come …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group’s first-quarter results show a 10-percent increase in revenues to SEK 3.3 billion ($396 million), while profit for the period fell from last year’s SEK 397 million ($47 million) to SEK 146 million ($17 million). The company attributed …

TORONTO: marblemedia has begun principle photography on a second season of Taste Buds, which debuts this fall in the TVO after-school block, as well as on Knowledge Network, Access Alberta and SCN.  Targeting kids aged 7 to 10, Taste Buds focuses …

NEW YORK: SpongeBob vs. The Big One pulled in 5.8 million viewers with its April 17 broadcast on Nickelodeon, ranking as the number one kids’ program on basic cable. The half-hour special the top kids’ show on basic cable for …

NEW YORK: The landmark Santa Monica-based boutique Fred Segal Fun will be the focus of a new as-yet-untitled docuseries for Bravo. Produced by Target Entertainment, the new series will look inside the action-packed boutique, which is fashion-forward and full of …

ARLINGTON: PBS has launched a video portal to house thousands of hours of its content, including full-length episodes from flagship strands like American Experience, Frontline and NOVA. The PBS Video Portal, housed on the PBS site, is currently in beta. It houses episodes …

LOS ANGELES: Former Live Nation executive Gordon Chu is joining Metan Development Group as VP of business development to oversee global and U.S. business operations for the company. Chu most recently served as director of business development for Live Nation’s …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed the television rights in Eastern Europe and Africa for King of the Camp, a musical that follows the lives of a group of teens attending a summer camp, to Daro Films. The 90-minute musical follows …