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NEW YORK, February 14: 4Kids Entertainment has secured new international sales for its animated series Dinosaur King to broadcasters in Canada, Latin America and Europe. The new broadcast deals for Dinosaur King include YTV in Canada, Jetix in Latin America, …

ATLANTA, February 14: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Latin America and Chilean telco VTR, a division of Liberty Global, will launch CNN Chile, the first 24-hour, pay-TV news network specifically programmed for the Chilean market. CNN Chile is scheduled to debut …

ATLANTA, February 14: Cartoon Network in the U.K. has acquired the animated adventure show World of Quest from Cookie Jar Entertainment, and will broadcast the series in 2009. World of Quest is a comedic action series that follows the spoiled …

PARIS, February 14: Jason Kilar, the CEO of Hulu, and Jeremy Allaire, the chairman and CEO of Brightcove, will deliver the keynote speeches to open the Online Video/Advertising & Media day on Tuesday, April 8, at the 45th MIPTV featuring …

TORONTO, February 14: Corus Entertainment’s preschool network Treehouse has added six new shows to its lineup, including In the Night Garden, Yo Gabba Gabba! and The Koala Brothers. Beginning February 25, the channel will air In the Night Garden on …

LOS ANGELES, February 14: News Corporation has debuted Slingshot Labs, a new operation the company is calling an “incubator” dedicated to building and developing new web ventures, led by MySpace executives Josh Berman and Colin Digiaro. Slingshot Labs will employ …

BERLIN/GRÜENWALD, February 14: Austria’s ORF has picked up the free-TV rights for the first two seasons of The School for Vampires from brand management and media company m4e. The 52×11-minute episodes, which tell the story of three vampire children attending …

NEW YORK, February 14: Showtime Networks will roll out an hour-long Monday-night comedy block beginning at 10 p.m. on June 16, which will feature the fourth season of Weeds and the British production Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Produced …

SANTA MONICA, February 14: Digital studio Electric Farm Entertainment has selected Perspective Studios as its animation production partner on Gemini Division, an online live-action and animated sci-fi series starring Rosario Dawson. Created and produced by Electric Farm Entertainment, the 50×3-minute …

STOCKHOLM, February 14: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) fourth-quarter revenues gained 12 percent to SEK 3.3 billion ($512.4 million), delivering a net income of SEK 458 million ($71.8 million), which was 45-percent higher than the year-ago period. In the quarter, Viasat …