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TORONTO/LONDON, February 26: DECODE Enterprises has sold its hit preschool property Franny’s Feet to the Disney Channel in the U.K. The series, which follows a little girl with magical shoes, is a commission by Canada’s Family Channel and the U.K.’s …

TORONTO, February 26: Canada’s Cuppa Coffee Studios has inked new sales for its preschool series Bruno and the Banana Bunch, including broadcast deals with Nickelodeon Holland and VOOM HD Networks’ Animania in the U.S. Additionally, Dutch video publisher Memphis Belle …

NEW YORK, February 26: For the fourth quarter, CBS Corporation’s revenues were down 3 percent to $3.76 billion, and net income fell 14.5 percent to $286.2 million, while for the full year, revenues were relatively stable at $14.1 billion, but …

LONDON, February 26: Spellbound Entertainment has secured a series of new broadcast and distribution deals in Iberia for its preschool show The Koala Brothers. In Portugal, state broadcaster RTP has bought all 78 ten-minute episodes, as well as the 46-minute …

LOS ANGELES, February 26: The Academy Awards broadcast on ABC on Sunday night attracted an average of 32 million viewers; the lowest on record since Nielsen Media Research began compiling the data in 1974. The three-hour-long event, hosted by Jon …

SINGAPORE, February 26: Filming has begun for a new TV movie, titled Wherever You Are, co-produced by Six-Six-Eight (6-6-8) in Singapore and Italy’s FilmMaster Television. Wherever You Are is directed by Ambrogio Lo Giudice and stars the Italian actress Lucrezia …

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 26: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the transfer of News Corporation’s majority control of DIRECTV to Liberty Media. In its ruling, the FCC said that the public-interest benefits of the transfer outweighed the potential harms. …

LOS ANGELES, February 26: TV Guide Broadband, an advertising-supported online video service provided by TV Guide Network, has signed new production agreements, bolstering its original programming lineup. Rhett & Link, the Internet musical comedians best known for hosting The CW’s …

SEATTLE, February 26: Hellman & Friedman is shelling out $2.4 billion to take control of Getty Images, a leading creator and distributor of still images and stock footage. Under the terms of the agreement, Getty Images stockholders will receive $34 …

LOS ANGELES, February 26: Endemol USA has appointed Eric LaVanchy to helm the newly formed, U.S.-based casual games group, which is part of the producer-distributor’s digital-media division. As the director of gaming, LaVanchy will be responsible for the development and …