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TORONTO, February 15: Following its launch in the U.S. and Norway, CCI Entertainment’s Ghost Trackers has been picked up by Nick Germany. Ghost Trackers features real kids in haunted locations as they investigate and compete to become the ultimate Ghost …

ERFURT, February 15: According to a recent survey by Icon Kids & Youth and PSYMA, KI.KA, owned by German pubcasters ARD and ZDF, is Germany’s “best children’s channel,” with a brand awareness of more than 90 percent among the region’s …

LOS ANGELES, February 15: The Hollywood studios are expected to go ahead with their screenings for international buyers this May, according to sources in Los Angeles. The three-month-long strike by the Writers Guild of America had put the annual L.A. …

MILAN, February 15: Atlantyca Entertainment has launched a licensing division based on the success of its Geronimo Stilton title, and has named Elisa Pezzutti as the head of the new unit. In the role of manager of licensing and communications, …

LONDON, February 15: A new report from research firm Datamonitor predicts that the global broadcast market will experience significant revenue growth from $284.1 billion in 2007 to $326.2 billion by 2010, but says that traditional broadcasters must address issues such …

HILVERSUM, February 15: Telescreen, the children’s producer-distributor based in the Netherlands, has scored a number of TV and home-entertainment deals across Europe for series such as Moomin, Miffy, Little People and Lizzie McGuire. For television, Danish channel TV2 has renewed …

BURBANK, February 15: New episodes of The Office, ER and Law & Order: SVU, among other comedies and dramas, will return to the NBC schedule in April, while the freshman shows Chuck and Life, as well as Heroes, have been …

LONDON, February 15: Outright Distribution has shored up a series of deals in Sweden, Norway and Finland for six of its formats, including Fat March and Mummy Diaries. The first deal is for the hit Ricochet original production Fat March. …

NEW YORK, February 15: CBS has renewed 11 scripted series for next season, including the three dramas from the hit CSI franchise and the top comedy Two and a Half Men. Other series receiving pick-ups include Cold Case, Criminal Minds, …

LOS ANGELES, February 15: Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, has concluded the sale of his production company Reveille to Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group for a reported $125 million. The move is part of Shine’s …