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LONDON/NEW YORK, September 15: Tom Davidson, formerly with SPTI, has been named managing director for The History Channel U.K. and will be responsible for driving the growth of the business. Davidson is charged with directing and managing all brand, programming, …

MIAMI, September 15: To celebrate its second year on the air, the pay-TV movie channel VeneMovies is rolling out its signal in Houston, Texas, with a special offering set for Hispanic Heritage Month. VeneMovies, a 24-hour Spanish-language offering launched in …

SINGAPORE, September 15: Sparky Animation has completed an agreement with Los Angeles-based PorchLight Entertainment and Grimply Films in Edinburgh to co-produce the full-length 3-D CGI feature The Grimpley Brothers, budgeted at $22 million. The complete animation production of the film …

LONDON, September 15: Target Entertainment Group and Chapman Entertainment have jointly appointed Telescreen as the sub-agent for Fifi and the Flowertots in the Benelux. Telescreen will handle all categories in the region for the hit preschool property, which has been …

ENCINO, September 15: Solid Entertainment will represent the documentary Hijos de la Guerra (Children of the War), which provides a glimpse into the world of gang life. Hijos de la Guerra focuses on the story of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha, …

LONDON, September 15: Cake Distribution has scored the worldwide distribution rights to Fresh TV’s Total Drama Action, which is the sequel to the animated reality series Total Drama Island. Total Drama Action takes 15 of the original contestants to a …

LONDON, September 15: Zodiak International has completed a range of deals for its music-driven prime-time entertainment format Born to be Wild. The format, from Zodiak group company Broadcasters Oy, has been picked up by Nine Network in Australia, Four Luck …

NEW YORK, September 15: Chorion, Penguin Group and Egmont have teamed up for a new publishing initiative to support the hit series The Mr. Men Show, which is based on the 1970s bestselling books by Roger Hargreaves. The original Mr. …

LONDON, September 15: Nickelodeon International has acquired the animated preschool series Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom from the Contender Entertainment Group, which created the hit Peppa Pig. The 52 episodes of the series, currently in production, will be broadcast across …

LONDON, September 15: A licensing deal has been reached that brings a selection of movies and TV series from Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), including The Da Vinci Code and Spider-Man 2, to Hungarian network TV2. Other movies set to …