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NEW YORK, September 24: FitzRoy Media has appointed Nadia Belhiba as the director of international sales, making her responsible for worldwide sales of the company’s slate of new children’s entertainment properties. Debuting in her new position at MIPCOM, Belhiba joins …

NEW YORK, September 24: In time for MIPCOM Junior, the TV Kids Distributors Guide provides comprehensive information on leading distributors, and buyers, of children’s programming around the world. To view it, please click here. This cportable guide from TV Kids …

LONDON, September 24: Disney Channel has promoted Matt Robson to programming director for Scandinavia and emerging markets, where he will oversee programming, scheduling and local productions for the network and the Playhouse Disney block. Robson will report to Casper Björner, …

SILVER SPRING/SAN BRUNO, September 24: In a wide-ranging agreement, Discovery Communications and YouTube will jointly launch channels in the U.S and internationally and set up a number of program promotion initiatives designed to tap into YouTube’s engaged community and drive …

PASADENA, September 24: Stephen J. Cannell Productions is offering up vignettes from classic shows, including The A-Team and The Greatest American Hero, on BigStage.com, where users can create their own 3-D avatar to place themselves in the role of key …

MEXICO CITY, September 24: A Blow to the Heart, a new 150×1-hour HD telenovela from Televisa, will be presented to the international market at MIPCOM. The telenovela is the story of Valentina Lopez, a professional boxer who must take a …

MADRID, September 24: Imagina International Sales has secured agreements for 7 vidas and Mis adorables vecinos to be adapted for the Turkish market, while Cuenta atrás is set to air in its original format in Arab countries in the Middle …

LOS ANGELES, September 24: Following its recent purchase of Alliance Atlantis International Distribution, Echo Bridge Entertainment has finalized a slate of international licensing agreements for hit series such as Degrassi and Instant Star. In the teen category, Echo Bridge secured …

STUDIO CITY, September 24: Hallmark Channel has secured the rights to air the third season of NASCAR Angels, a reality program about fixing people’s cars and trucks. The half-hour weekly series will premiere on the network on October 5 and …

SYDNEY, September 23: The TV channel Vitaya Belgium has acquired the one-hour lifestyle program Domestic Blitz and the real-life medical series RPA from Southern Star International. Domestic Blitz is a lifestyle and renovation series that combines house and garden makeovers …