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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 …

MALIBU, February 14: JAKKS Pacific has inked an exclusive five-year worldwide master toy license with TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Entertainment for TNA Wrestling, with a product launch slated for 2010. The license includes all styles of action figures, playsets, accessories …

MEXICO CITY, February 14: TV Azteca has released its fourth-quarter results, with 7-percent growth in revenues to Ps. 2.9 billion ($269.7 million) and an 11-percent increase in EBITDA for an all-time high of Ps. 1.5 billion ($141.1 million). "Sales this …

NEWTOWN, February 14: Australian distributor Short Attention will deliver a monthly selection from its short-film library for use on Latin American broadcaster LAPTV’s movie channels. Additionally, the companies will work together to create an Internet component to the offer, expanding …

LOS ANGELES, February 13: Joel Surnow, the executive producer and co-creator of FOX’s 24, is leaving the Emmy Award-winning drama ahead of his contract expiring in April. According to published reports, Surnow is taking advantage of the series’ postponement—a result …

NEW YORK/ATLANTA, February 13: Independent children’s animation producer Animation Collective has licensed its preschool series Ellen’s Acres to Boomerang Latin America. The 52×11-minute comedy features a 5-year-old girl named Ellen, her feather duster, her radial tire, the hotel she owns …

REDMOND, February 13: Microsoft Corporation has released the results of a new online survey that found American teenagers between 7th and 10th grades are less likely to illegally download content from the Internet when they know the laws for downloading …

TORONTO, February 13: Canadian production outfit Fresh TV is in development with TELETOON Canada and Nelvana, with a grant from the Canadian Television Fund, to develop a live-action feature film based on the hit series 6Teen. Tom McGillis and Jennifer …

EL SEGUNDO, February 13: Fourth quarter revenues at The DIRECTV Group rose 17-percent on the year-ago period to reach $4.88 billion, but net income for the period dropped 2 percent to $348 million. Operating profit before depreciation and amortization, meanwhile, …