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LONDON/NEW YORK/BEIJING/HONG KONG, July 23: Joost has aligned with the Chinese media company TOM Group to launch its Internet TV offering in China. Joost and TOM Group’s Internet arm, TOM Online, have launched a Chinese version of the service, delivering …

LONDON, July 23: BBC Worldwide has entered into a licensing deal with VTech for a line of electronic learning aids based on In the Night Garden. The new range, targeted at children 6 months and up, will feature characters from …

SAN DIEGO, July 23: Microsoft is continuing to beef up the content offerings available to Xbox users, announcing plans to deliver a set of original, comedic short-film pilots from horror producers. The pilots will be available on Xbox LIVE this …

SEATTLE, July 23: National Geographic Channel (NGC) is launching a new online game site, which will feature the debut of the real-time simulation game “Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel,” created in partnership with RealNetworks. The new site will also …

LOS ANGELES, July 23: Estelle Getty, who played Sophia on The Golden Girls, the hit sitcom that ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992, passed away early yesterday. She was 84. Getty passed away at her home in Los Angeles, …

ATLANTA, July 23: Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken will premiere a new Star Wars-themed special this fall as a follow up to last year’s Emmy-nominated Robot Chicken: Star Wars. Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, to be directed by Seth Green, …

SINGAPORE, July 23: SingTel’s mio TV IPTV platform has clinched agreements with Disney-ABC International Television, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution that bring a host of top American series to subscribers as early as a day after …

BURBANK, July 23: On the heels of famed critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper exiting their roles as reviewers for the syndicated series At The Movies, two new hosts have been named for the weekly program: Ben Lyons and Ben …

CLEVELAND/TORONTO, July 23: Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment. Last …

MONTREAL, July 23: Distraction has secured sales for five of its formats, including a deal for The Next Great Leader in the Middle East. Pyramedia in the Middle East has taken on The Next Great Leader, with the company’s CEO, …