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BERLIN, February 4: Kiddinx has acquired the 52×5-minute preschool property The Little King, which is produced by Andreas and Hedwig Munck. The Little King looks at the little lord of a castle, who lives alone with his friends, and follows …

ENCINO, February 4: Documentary distributor Solid Entertainment has sold the automotive science and tech series Great Cars to four broadcasters in Europe and Latin America. The 52-episode series was picked up by The Business Channel in the U.K., TV4 in …

REYJAVIK, February 4: LazyTown Entertainment has inked a raft of new merchandising and broadcast deals across Latin America and Europe for its hit children’s series LazyTown. In Latin America, a deal has been reached with Gerber Products as part of …

BURBANK, February 4: The Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors has signed Robert A. Iger to a new five-year contract to remain in his current position as president and CEO. Iger’s previous contract would have expired on September 30, 2010. …

BRISTOL, February 4: Off the Fence (OTF) has licensed to Crime and Investigation Network UK the rights to four mystery/crime documentaries, including The Death of JFK Jr. All four documentaries were produced by Lincoln Square Productions for The Learning Channel …

MOSCOW, February 4: Russian broadcaster CTC Media has reached a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Almaty-based Channel 31, the fourth-largest broadcaster in Kazakhstan with an audience share of 7.1 percent in the second half of 2007. Channel 31 …

PARIS, February 4: Italian producer Gruppo Alcuni has appointed The Box Distribution as the distributor in French-speaking territories for its new animated series Leonardo. The 26×13-minute series tells the story of a group of Tuscan youngsters from the 1400s that …

LUXEMBOURG, February 4: The European DVD rental subscription service LOVEFiLM has reached a deal to acquire Amazon Europe’s DVD rental business in the U.K. and Germany. As part of the deal, Amazon Europe is making a cash investment in LOVEFiLM …

CHICAGO, February 4: Tribune Company has named Ed Wilson, previously the president of the Fox Television Network, as president of Tribune Broadcasting, effective February 11. In his new post, Wilson will oversee the company’s 23 television stations, Superstation WGN, Tribune …

TORONTO, February 4: To fill gaps in its schedule in the wake of the writers’ strike, NBC has ordered 13 episodes of the one-hour drama series The Listener (working title), originally produced by Shaftesbury Films for Canadian broadcaster CTV. This …