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TORONTO/LONDON, June 3: DECODE Entertainment and Australia’s mememe productions have teamed up to co-produce dirtgirlworld, which has been commissioned by ABC in Australia, CBeebies in the U.K. and Canada’s CBC. DECODE Enterprises will handle worldwide distribution and merchandising and licensing …

LOS ANGELES, June 2: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and FX will deliver ten minisodes of Rescue Me, which feature new content, to air commercial-free on the U.S. cable network on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. beginning June 24. Each five-minute minisode …

LONDON/MOSCOW, June 2: The Russian free-TV premiere of the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical on state broadcaster Channel One on Saturday, May 24, ranked number one in its time slot with both individuals 4 and older and young …

MUNICH/LONDON, June 2: TV-Loonland and Canada’s CarpeDiem Film & TV have begun production on their new digitally animated manga-style series My Life Me, backed by TELETOON Canada and French broadcasters France 2 and Canal J. TV-Loonland will handle all international …

PHILADELPHIA/HOLLYWOOD/NEW YORK, June 2: The new bedtime-themed animated musical series Pajanimals will launch in November on PBS KIDS Sprout during its nighttime block, The Good Night Show. The short-form live-action series is produced by The Jim Henson Company and 4Kids …

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2: To coincide with the 64th anniversary of D-Day, Smithsonian Channel will debut D-Day—The True Story of Omaha Beach, an original hour-long documentary featuring new revelations behind the historic event, on Friday, June 6, at 9 p.m. …

LONDON, June 2: Zodiak International heads to DISCOP this month with a diverse range of titles, from dramas like Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh, to prime-time entertainment formats like the celebrity game show Stars on Stage, among other offerings. Adapted from …

CULVER CITY/LONDON, June 2: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has reached a global licensing agreement with Chorion to release all 52 episodes of the new sketch comedy series The Mr. Men Show on DVD. The new home-entertainment deal adds to …

HOLLYWOOD, June 2: The Jim Henson Company has named NCircle Entertainment as the home-video distributor for its new animated preschool series Sid the Science Kid. NCircle will exclusively handle all home video and digital formats in the U.S. and Canada. …

NEW YORK, June 2: ImaginAsian Entertainment has named industry veteran Adam Ware as president of the newly formed IA Media, which includes oversight of the U.S.-based Asian American network ImaginAsian TV (iaTV). In his new role, Ware, who has held …