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PARIS, November 28: Taffy Entertainment has closed a slew of sales to Asian broadcasters on four series: Code Lyoko, Fantastic Four, Dive Olly Dive! and Dr. Dog. Fantastic Four was picked up by Asia TV in Hong Kong, ABS-CBN in …

MIAMI, November 28: Dolphin Entertainment has inked a raft of international deals for its Nickelodeon US TV movies Shredderman Rules! and The Last Day of Summer. The made-for-television movies, which premiered on Nickelodeon in the U.S. this past summer, have …

NEW YORK, November 28: The digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, founded by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV chief Albie Hecht, has optioned Simon & Schuster’s adventure franchise Tom Swift for a multiplatform rollout. According to Hecht, the company will initially …

MONTREAL, November 28: Independent Canadian film and television production and distribution company, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, has announced that it will open a U.S. office in Los Angeles, which will be headed up by executive producer Joel S. Rice as president. …

SINGAPORE, November 28: As the Asia TV Forum (ATF) opened in Singapore today, the topic of discussion for many distributors was which event to attend next year; the ATF at the larger Suntec venue, or Reed MIDEM’s new multiplatform conference …

SINGAPORE, November 28: Jim Williams, the senior VP and chief technology officer for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), tells World Screen Newsflash about the newly launched Centre for Content Protection (CCP), intended to allow technology and media companies …

SINGAPORE, November 28: Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific kicked off the Asia TV Forum today with new drama and comedy series deals with 13 broadcasters in the region, along with its first Southeast Asian agreement on The View and …

SILVER SPRING, November 28: Discovery Communications has announced that Discovery Times Channel will become Investigation Discovery, starting Sunday, January 27, 2008. Investigation Discovery will unveil its full programming lineup, new logo, on-air branding campaign and website in early January 2008. …

STUDIO CITY, November 28: Hallmark Channel has secured a range of TV series and holiday movies from CBS Television Distribution, including 7th Heaven, Cheers and I Love Lucy. Hallmark Channel has also acquired additional episodes of Matlock and Touched by …

SEOUL, November 28: KBS World, the international television channel operated by Korean pubcaster KBS, will be available in Southern California on Time Warner Cable, boosting the network’s U.S. subscriber base to 20 million. Beginning December 1, KBS World will be …