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VACOUVER, April 16: Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment, along with Brighton Partners, have come together with Rainmaker Entertainment to launch the new animated superhero property Legion of 5. Jointly owned by Rainmaker, POW! and Brighton, Legion of …

TORONTO, April 16: CCI Entertainment’s hit preschool property Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs launched its live tour in the U.K. and Canada last month, and its success has led to an extended tour. Due to the demand of …

LOS ANGELES, April 16: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free channel aimed at babies, toddlers and their parents, will debut in the Caribbean, the Bahamas and Bermuda through an exclusive distribution agreement with Caribbean Cable Cooperative. Launched in May 2006, BabyFirstTV is …

BEIJING, April 16: The Chinese government is demanding an apology from the Time Warner-owned CNN following so-called “vicious remarks” by commentator Jack Cafferty. Cafferty made the comments last week while on the Wolf Blitzer-hosted The Situation Room. “We’re in hock …

NEW YORK, April 16: The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) has teamed up with Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP) to launch the Flying Solo TV Pilot Contest, which invites female college seniors to audition for the chance to have their …

STOCKHOLM, April 16: Modern Times Group (MTG) will launch the Viasat Ukraine DTH satellite platform on Monday, April 21, which will become the first licensed digital premium satellite operator in the country. Vision TV will roll out the Viasat Ukraine …

LOS ANGELES/SYDNEY, April 16: The Australian platform FOXTEL has secured the rights to a host of programming from U.S. cable network Bravo, as well as its signature “Watch What Happens” branding campaign, under new deals with NBC Universal International Television …

MUNICH, April 15: SevenOne International has sold the hit show Beat your Host! to broadcasters in two additional countries: Denmark and Croatia. Adaptation rights for the show have been sold to 12 countries, including Germany, where it is produced by …

HALIFAX, April 15: Jetix U.S. has picked up all 52 11-minute episodes of the animated comedy Kid vs. Kat from DHX Media. The series is being produced by DHX Media's Studio B Productions, in association with Jetix Europe and Canada’s …

NEW YORK, April 15: VOOM HD Networks in the U.S., Singapore’s Mega Media and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have renewed two lifestyle Asia-themed series generated from the trio’s original 2005 collaborative pact: Spa Seekers and Appetizing Adventures …