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PARIS, January 16: The first episodes of Marathon Media’s Famous Five On The Case, a 26×26-minute series based on the classic books by Enid Blyton, have been delivered to Disney Channel Europe. The Marathon Media/Chorion (U.K.)/Disney Europe/France 3 co-production ranked …

RIO DE JANEIRO, January 16: Globo TV International’s slate for buyers at NATPE includes a mix of drama and comedy series, documentaries and mini-series, as well as telenovela offerings. In the mini-series genre, Globo is bringing Amazonia, which tells the …

NEW YORK/LONDON, January 16: BabyTV, a 24-hour commercial-free network targeted at infants and toddlers under the age of 3, has chosen IPTV outfit Narrowstep’s telvOS technology to provide its original programming over the Internet. Fox International Channel’s BabyTV, which launched …

SANTA MONICA, January 16: Speed Racer Enterprises has announced a number of licensing agreements for merchandise based on its new animated series Speed Racer: The Next Generation as well as on the iconic 1967 Speed Racer property. IMT Accessories will …

TORONTO, January 16: The Canadian production and animation outfit 9 Story Entertainment has named Jill Fraser as the VP of business affairs and Krista Barron as the manager of production finance. Fraser will be responsible for legal matters and business …

LOS ANGELES, January 16: The bilingual music and entertainment network LATV has named Luca Bentivoglio as its VP of programming. In his new position, Bentivoglio will be responsible for all LATV content and program scheduling. He will report to the …

SINGAPORE, January 16: Home Box Office has acquired majority control of HBO Asia, previously jointly owned by HBO, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Under the new ownership structure, HBO Asia is now controlled by HBO and Paramount. …

SANTA MONICA, January 16: After a lackluster Golden Globes press conference that lured just 5.8 million viewers on NBC on Sunday—a 71-percent plummet on last year—The Recording Academy is seeking an independent agreement with the Writers Guild of America so …

SAN FRANCISCO, January 16: Twentieth Century Fox and Apple have announced a deal that allows consumers who buy select DVDs from the studio to also obtain a digital copy of the film from the iTunes Store. Once a customer buys …

ATLANTA, January 16: Mark Lazarus is leaving Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) as part of a senior management restructure, placing Steve Koonin, David Levy and Stuart Snyder in charge of individual business units, reporting directly to Phil Kent, the chairman and …