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LONDON, September 9: Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment has appointed Janet Scardino as president of commercial. Scardino will be tasked with building relationships with global brands across a variety of platforms, including television, digital, mobile and live events. Based in New …

KIEV, September 9: Kostiantyn Striukov has been appointed as the general manager of MTV Ukraine and will oversee the channel’s operations starting October 1. Striukov joins MTV Ukraine from media agency Starcom Ukraine, where, as managing director, he was responsible …

CHENNAI, September 8: DQ Entertainment (DQE), M6 Studio and Method Animation have teamed up to co-produce a new TV series based on the iconic brand Le petite Nicolas (Little Nick). Little Nick, created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques …

MUNICH/LONDON, September 8: TV-Loonland has completed a first round of deals for the animated comedy series Raymond with several broadcasters as well as Air France and Malaysian Airlines for inflight entertainment. ABC in Australia, M-NET in South Africa, VOOM HD/Animania …

LONDON, September 8: TVE will broadcast BBC Worldwide’s In the Night Garden in Spain starting September 10, while Hasbro will launch seven key merchandising lines for the property. TVE will air the series, under the title El Jardin de los …

SINGAPORE, September 8: Discovery Science and Animal Planet will relaunch with fresh brand identities, including new logos, across the Asia-Pacific region on October 1. Discovery Science will have a revitalized on-air identity, including a new logo and a “Question Everything” …

MILAN, September 8: FASTWEB in Italy is launching Warner TV, a new branded SVOD service from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) that includes hit programs like Friends, E.R. and Smallville. FASTWEBTV subscribers can view a variety of series, including …

LONDON, September 8: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a North American home-entertainment deal for its new fantasy drama Merlin, and has also awarded the U.K. publishing rights to the brand ahead of its official launch at MIPCOM. 2 entertain has …

RIO DE JANEIRO, September 8: As BBC Worldwide Americas kicked off its annual BBC Showcase today, it announced its largest ever deal in Paraguay, licensing a total of 100 hours across its factual and kids’ portfolios. Telefuturo, one of Paraguay’s …

LOS ANGELES/BURBANK, September 8: Sorority Forever, a new original series from McG and the producers of the hit Internet offering Prom Queen, has launched on both TheWB.com and MySpaceTV. The series is hosted on its own custom hub on MySpaceTV, …