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LAS VEGAS, January 9: In her keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Disney's Anne Sweeney gave her support for a new Intel chip that lets viewers interact with TV programs, which she says has the "potential to make …

LAS VEGAS, January 9: The consumer electronics industry is projected to generate $171 billion in U.S. shipment revenues in 2009, according to the semi-annual industry forecast released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), down just slightly from 2008. The industry …

TORONTO/LONDON, January 8: DECODE Enterprises has completed new deals for the Studio B- and WGBH-produced series Martha Speaks, based on the best-selling books by Susan Meddaugh. New deals were struck with Discovery Kids Latin America, Canal+ Cyfrowy and OP Art …

MUNICH/LONDON, January 8: TV-Loonland has secured a number of deals across Spain for its animated series Little Princess, produced by The Illuminated Film Company. Free-TV rights for the series were licensed to TVE, while Cartoon Network Spain picked up the …

NEW YORK, January 8: Fitzroy Media has signed Renegade Animation to design and produce a number of animated projects around the classic Heathcliff character to bring the property into the 21st century. Preproduction will start this month on 50 2-minute …

LONDON/NEW YORK, January 8: Chorion has signed a broadcast and licensing deal for its brand-new property Gaspard & Lisa with France's TF1, which recently took on Olivia as well. TF1 is planning a licensing-and-merchandising campaign around the new series that …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: Dinosaur Train, a new CGI-animated series from The Jim Henson Company, will make its premiere on PBS KIDS in fall 2009, bolstered by a number of online activities at pbskids.org. Created by Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!), …

MADRID, January 8: Chello Multicanal's Decasa and Bio have been added to Spain's largest satellite platform, Digital+, which reaches two million subscribers. Decasa is the first Spanish channel dedicated to the home, and includes DIY, interior design, gardening, leisure and …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: Slated to premiere in fall 2010 on PBS, the new multi-part series Circus will offer a revealing look at what goes on within the business of a traveling big-top amusement and entertainment group. From Show of …

TORONTO, January 8: The History Makers Board will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to the BBC's Laurence Rees at this year's History Makers International Summit, which takes place this month in New York City. Rees, the creative director of history …