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TORONTO, September 5: Carl2 (Carl Squared), the clone-themed animated comedy series from Portfolio Entertainment, will make its Latin American debut on HBO Latin America this October, broadcasting in Spanish and Portuguese. HBO Latin America has acquired the first two seasons, …

SILVER SPRING, September 5: John Ford, most recently the executive VP of programming at the National Geographic Channel, has rejoined Discovery Communications as the president and general manager of Military Channel and Discovery Times Channel. In his new position, Ford …

NEW YORK, September 5: Comedy Central has promoted Michele Ganeless to president from her previous role as executive VP and general manager. In her new position, based in New York, Ganeless will continue to report to Doug Herzog, the president …

LOS ANGELES, September 5: BET Networks has announced several key hires and promotions in its entertainment division, following a strong summer slate featuring five new original shows and leading up to the launch of ten new series and specials this …

SEATTLE/ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, September 5: Amid its spat with Apple’s iTunes Store, NBC Universal Television has reached a deal to offer up a variety of television content on the digital video download service Amazon Unbox, including new fall NBC series like …

NEW YORK, September 5: Former ABC News executive Jennifer Askin has been appointed as the new manager of international broadcast and digital sales for 4Kids Entertainment, reporting to the company’s executive VP of international, Brian Lacey. In her new role, …

EL SEGUNDO, September 5: Mattel has announced yet another recall of China-made toys—its third in just over a month—over impermissible levels of lead found in Barbie- and Fisher-Price-branded products, for a total of 530,000 items in the U.S. and 318,000 …

LOS ANGELES, September 5: Veoh Networks, the Internet video site backed by former Disney chief Michael Eisner, is being sued by Universal Music Group for copyright infringement, according to wire reports. According to Bloomberg News, Universal filed the complaint against …

NEW YORK, September 5: Steven Rosenberg, former president of HBO International, has reached an out-of-court settlement with the premium pay-TV service stemming from his dismissal from the company in 2004. Late in 2004, Rosenberg as well as Alejandra Solett, then …

TORONTO, September 5: Canada’s TELETOON is preparing for the October 1 launch of its new digital specialty channel dedicated to classic cartoons, TELETOON Retro. TELETOON Retro will offer a nostalgic throwback to timeless cartoons, including classic characters like Bugs Bunny, …