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BURBANK, May 5: DIC Entertainment has appointed Plus Licens as the merchandising and publishing agent for Strawberry Shortcake in Central and Eastern Europe. Plus Licens will develop and implement a comprehensive merchandising and publishing campaign across the region for the …

HARRINGTON PARK, May 5: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has secured the exclusive international distribution rights for the 13×30-minute series Amazing Sports Stories, produced by Nash Entertainment. Amazing Sports Stories takes a human-interest focus on the international sports arena, with …

LOS ANGELES, May 5: The Africa Channel has entered into an affiliation agreement with Cable Bahamas, and is now included on its Oceans 195 package across Nassau, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera. Based in the U.S., The Africa Channel showcases …

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5: The multiplatform animation network Aniboom has inked partnerships with an additional five Internet video platforms to bring its content to an online audience of more than 140 million viewers. Aniboom’s animations and cartoons are now available …

TORONTO, May 2: Shaftesbury Films’ live-action comedy series Life with Derek has been awarded the Shaw Rocket Prize, which honors the best independently produced Canadian youth or family program with C$50,000. Shaftesbury will divide the money between the Canadian Film …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS, May 2: In the run-up to DISCOP EAST, the second edition of the DISCOPRO networking and training program is set to take place in Budapest on June 17. This year’s DISCOPRO will focus on low-cost co-production opportunities that …

NEW YORK, May 2: Lightworks Producing Group (LPG) and KPI, its production unit, will launch a range of dramas and documentaries this spring on BBC One, History and Smithsonian Networks, with a launch on HGTV to follow. The two-hour special …

HOLLYWOOD, May 2: The Jim Henson Company and KCET are working together on Sid the Science Kid, a new preschool science series featuring exclusive digital puppetry animation, for debut this September on PBS KIDS. Sid the Science Kid, featuring 40 …

MEXICO CITY, May 2: U.S. Spanish-language network Once México  has joined the roster of global broadcasters set to air Pangea Day, the four-hour event taking place on May 10. The event links venues in Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Kigali, Mumbai …

NEW YORK, May 2: With revenues up 15 percent to $3.12 billion, Viacom has reported a first-quarter profit of $270 million, a 33-percent increase on the year-ago period. Operating income, meanwhile, gained 29 percent to $567 million, and the quarter’s …