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LONDON/NEW YORK, November 5: Entertainment Rights (ER) has signed a global publishing deal with the Penguin Group for the new preschool property Tinga Tinga Tales, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in partnership with CBeebies in the U.K. and Playhouse Disney …

NEW YORK, November 5: HBO Sports is rolling out a new series of original short films, entitled Ring Life, across its digital media platforms, including HBO.com, HBO Mobile, HBO's YouTube channel and as free podcasts on the iTunes Store, beginning …

ATLANTA, November 5: Twentieth Television's prime-time animated sitcom King of the Hill joins Adult Swim's schedule in January, as Cartoon Network's late-night block expands its daily schedule. The expansion follows the continued success of the block, which is ranked number …

VINCENNES, November 5: Alphanim's new 52×13-minute animated series Gawayn, which was formally launched at MIPCOM Junior last month, has been licensed to The Walt Disney Company Latin America. Set in the Middle Ages, the show follows a young knight-in-training and …

LONDON, November 5: NBC Universal has expanded its international television production unit, led by Angela Bromstad, with the hiring of Yvonne Pilkington and Jeremy Miles. Both will report to Bromstad, the president of international television production at NBC Universal International, …

LOS ANGELES, November 4: Production is under way on Fox Television Studios' new adventure drama Defying Gravity from creator and executive producer James Parriott, with the BBC in the U.K., Canada's CTV and Space and Germany's ProSieben on board as …

CHESTNUT HILL, November 4: A new research study indicates that commercials can still have an impact and create "brand memory," even when viewers are fast-forwarding through them with their DVRs. Boston College researchers have found that fast-forwarding viewers actually pay …

LONDON, November 4: Following a similar deal in Korea, Warner Bros. has become the first Hollywood studio to make new movie releases available in China via video on demand, priced at between 60 cents and $1 per title. New-release movies, …

NEW YORK, November 4: According to published reports, Sumner Redstone has hinted at the possible sale of his family's movie theater chain in order to alleviate National Amusements' debt problems. Last month, Redstone offloaded $233 million in Viacom and CBS …

LOS ANGELES, November 4: MarVista Entertainment has appointed Robyn Snyder as its VP of production and Paul Hazen as its VP of acquisitions and operations, while also bolstering its sales team with a key promotion. Snyder will oversee all aspects …