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HONG KONG/LONDON, August 16: HIT Entertainment has appointed Singapore-based FCI Brands as the licensing agent to represent its portfolio of preschool properties in Southeast Asia. FCI Brands will represent and manage licensees for HIT Entertainment brands like Thomas & Friends, …

LOS ANGELES, August 16: Matt Edelman, a former Marvel Studios executive and Robert Tercek, previously with Sony Pictures Entertainment, have announced plans to launch PeopleJam, a new online social networking and video site dedicated to “purposeful living” and personal development. …

NEW YORK, August 16: Nickelodeon has said that it will limit the use of its characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, on junk-food products, beginning in 2009. The news of Nick’s strategy shift was revealed in a letter …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16: AOL has launched Truveo.com, a new one-stop site featuring both professional and user-generated content from across the web, following its acquisition of the Truveo video search technology last year. "Over the past year, there has been …

LONDON, August 16: Sky One has revealed its programming schedule for the fall, which will be headlined by Are You Smarter Than A 10-Year Old?, the British version of the popular U.S. prime-time quiz show from Mark Burnett Productions. Hosted …

NEW YORK/TORONTO, August 16: Hearst Corporation and Corus Entertainment have formed a joint venture to bring Cosmopolitan Television, a 24-hour digital channel targeted to women aged 18-34, to Canada. Inspired by Hearst Corporation’s best-selling magazine Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan TV Canada will …

MUNICH, August 16: TV-Loonland has reached a deal with its bankers to lower its debt from 20 million euros to 6 million euros. The restructuring agreement also includes the execution of a 2 million euros capital increase. Subsequent to this …

NEW YORK, August 16: TV Land and Wilhelmina Models are partnering for a new reality series that will scout the country for models aged 35 and over. The six-part series is tentatively titled The Next Great Supermodel and is set …

TEL AVIV, August 16: Dori Media Group has launched three dedicated telenovela channels on the video-sharing platform YouTube that will include exclusive new content like trailers, outtakes and interviews with telenovela stars. This marks the first time that YouTube will …

NEW YORK, August 16: The female-targeted cable network WE tv has unveiled an extensive new lineup of original and acquired programming for its WE Go Bridal wedding block, including the VH1 reality series The Fabulous Life Presents: VH1’s Big Fat …