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NEW YORK, March 19: Nicktoons Network will broadcast two new animated series from Marvel Entertainment: Wolverine and the X-Men and Iron Man: The Animated Series. Both series will debut exclusively on Nicktoons Network in the first quarter of 2009, with …

LONDON, March 19: Five is set to turn the bestselling book The Dangerous Book for Boys into a new six-part factual series, produced by Mentorn. Dangerous Adventures for Boy will feature celebrity dads and their sons on exciting expeditions to …

SANTA MONICA, March 19: Britt Allcroft, the creator of the classic television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and Shining Time Station, has reacquired the underlying rights to Mumfie, a kids’ property that she created and produced for broadcast …

LONDON, March 19: The new European long-form production Famous Five: On the Case is set to premiere on Disney Channel in the U.K. on May 5 at 10:30 a.m. Following its debut, the series will air every Saturday at 8 …

NEW YORK, March 19: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group is expanding its online gaming portfolio by adding 1,600 new games to an existing library of 5,000 games, along with new tools for users to build their own games and several …

LONDON, March 19: ALL3MEDIA International has secured two format development deals with Cuarzo TV in Spain and MediaPro Distribution in Romania for the hit drama Skins. Additionally, a deal has recently been concluded in Spain for a pay-TV window for …

SUFFOLK, March 19: New Dominion Pictures has licensed The Boneyard and The Prosecutors to Chello Zone’s Zone Reality channel for broadcast throughout the U.K., Asia and Latin America. The Boneyard features the discovery of a concrete bunker that leads to …

LOS ANGELES, March 19: MarVista Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights to three new movies, and will debut them at MIPTV. Among the three titles the company has taken on is The Trouble with Dee Dee, starring The Parent …

NEW YORK, March 19: ROO Group has entered into negotiations to acquire the mobile content provider Kamera Content. The Stockholm-based Kamera’s corporate clients include Vodafone, MSN, Orange, Telefonica, O2, Hutchinson and China Mobile. The company’s content library includes localized, ready-to-publish …

CULVER CITY, March 19: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Janet Tsai Dargan to senior VP of business development. In her new role, based at SPTI’s headquarters in Culver City, California, Dargan is in charge of strategic planning and …