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LONDON, December 5: BBC Worldwide has appointed licensing agent Kidz Entertainment/EEMC to represent the preschool property In the Night Garden in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Kidz Entertainment will manage the licensing program across all territories, including overseeing the launch of …

ATLANTA, December 5: Throughout December, Boomerang will showcase classic holiday specials as part of a month-long Christmas Party, which will conclude with a 30-hour marathon on Christmas Eve. Yogi's First Christmas, created in 1980, airs on December 6 at 4 …

SÃO PAULO, December 5: Globo TV International has scored sales for the telenovela The Clone and series City of Men with Scandinavian broadcasters. The Clone went to Swedish broadcaster DTU7, known as Channel 7. The Brazilian drama is a love …

NEW YORK, December 5: American Greetings Properties has secured a number of new international deals for the hit Care Bears franchise, including one with Spanish retail giant Oysho for a line of branded women's apparel and accessories to launch across …

DOHA, December 5: Al Jazeera Network's English news channel is now available in more than 20 million households in sub-Saharan Africa, following a raft of new distribution partnerships across the continent. Al Jazeera English is now available across Africa in …

BURBANK/SEOUL, December 5: SK Telecom (SKT) has struck a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to launch the original short-form digital series Sorority Forever on its mobile platform in Korea. The series is available to SKT users via …

LONDON, December 5: Production is under way on a third season of The Street, an ITV production created by Jimmy McGovern, to air on BBC One. The Street follows the lives of different residents of one street in Manchester. Timothy …

NEW YORK, December 5: TV Land's prime-time programming block, TV Land PRIME, will feature a second season of the reality series High School Reunion, along with the debut of the new elimination dating series The Cougar. Beginning December 8, TV …

LOS ANGELES, December 5: Showtime Networks has secured an exclusive output deal to air up to 42 films from Summit Entertainment that will be released theatrically between 2008 and 2012, including all titles from the hit Twilight franchise. Other titles …

NEW YORK, December 5: Scott Sassa has been named president of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, overseeing the company's financial stakes in ESPN, Lifetime, A&E and History Channel, as well as its TV production and distribution arms, newspaper syndication and merchandise …