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LONDON, August 21: Cake Distribution’s animated series Skunk Fu! has been licensed into the U.S. via The CW’s Kids’ WB! Saturday morning block. The 52×12-minute property, created by Aidan Harte, is targeted to children aged 6 to 12. It is …

AMSTERDAM, August 21: Off the Fence has licensed a range of factual programming to channels in Russia, including a deal with NTS for 15 hours of content. Among the titles in the NTS deal are JFK’s Women—The Scandals Revealed, a …

NEW YORK, August 21: The nominations were announced today for the news and current affairs categories for the 2007 International Emmy Awards, with first-time nods for Hong Kong, Romania, Russia and the Philippines. Winners will be announced at a ceremony …

ENGLEWOOD, August 21: Stephan Shelanski, currently the senior VP of programming at Starz Entertainment, has been promoted to executive VP of programming, where he will be responsible for content across all of the company’s platforms. In his new role, Shelanski …

LONDON, August 21: Steve Burch is stepping down as the CEO of British cable platform Virgin Media “for personal reasons” and is due to return to the U.S. Burch’s resignation comes as Virgin Media explores its strategic options, including a …

LEIPZIG/LONDON/NEW YORK, August 21: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has appointed Arwed-Ralf Grenzbach to the newly created role of VP of videogames, music and special products, effective immediately. In his new role, based in London, Grenzbach will report to …

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 21: National Geographic Channels International is launching a 24-hour music channel, Nat Geo Music, beginning in Italy on the SKY Italia platform on October 15. Reaching 4.2 million subscribers in Italy, with further global rollout expected, Nat …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, August 21: American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has been tapped to host the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on FOX on September 16 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. “Ryan Seacrest is known and loved by …

NEW YORK/SEOUL, August 21: In an investment and multiplatform content deal valued in excess of $20 million, Korea’s Sidus Corporation has agreed to provide ImaginAsian Entertainment with expansion capital and exclusive Korean content for distribution in the U.S. Under the …

UNTERFOEHRING, August 21: EM.Sport Media (formerly EM.TV) has recorded revenues of 111.7 million euros in the first half of the year, a 7.1-percent gain, with a profit of 3.4 million euros. Werner E. Klatten, the chairman of the management board …