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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 …

NEW YORK, February 12: NBC Universal announced that Oxygen, its newly acquired female-targeted network, will serve as an additional platform to provide significant weekday coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. As previously announced, NBC Universal will present more than …

OTTAWA/VANCOUVER, February 12: Amberwood Productions has inked a co-production agreement with Canadian comic book publisher Arcana Studios to develop and produce a television series titled Ralph Filmore: Paranormal Investigator. The series will be a 2-D digitally animated comedy for kids …

ATLANTA/SAN FRANCISCO, February 12: Turner Broadcasting has acquired the broadcast rights to the CG-animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, from creator George Lucas, and is set to premiere the show this fall in the U.S. on Cartoon Network, followed …

ATLANTA, February 12: Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) has secured four new merchandising partners for its Emmy Award-winning series Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends: Horizon Imports, Boston America, Freeze and Design International Group. Horizon Imports has inked a multi-year agreement to …

PARIS, February 12: Alex Gibney, an Oscar-nominated American scriptwriter, director and producer, will deliver the keynote speech, titled “The Power of Documentary,” at this year’s MIPDOC on Sunday, April 6. Gibney is involved with two Oscar-nominated documentary films: Taxi to …

LOS ANGELES, February 12: Adness Entertainment has appointed new licensees in Mexico for its character-based franchise Crack & Bonky, including a deal with Televisa for mobile content and promotions. Televisa will distribute short animated clips and wallpaper images through the …

NEW YORK, February 12: Fujisankei Communications International (FCI), a subsidiary of Japan’s Fuji Television Network, has made an investment in the Asian-American media outfit ImaginAsian Entertainment (IA). The investment follows a similar move last year by Korea’s Sidus Corp. “Fujisankei’s …

LOS ANGELES, February 12: Granada Ventures has appointed Sabba Toys as the master toy licensee in all English-speaking territories for the girl-skewing, horse-themed property Bella Sara. Sabba Toys will develop a toy line, including action figures and games, set to …