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MIAMI, August 29: Telemundo Internacional is partnering with Up-Mobile Corp. to roll out mobile content based on some of its most popular novelas in six Latin American markets. Countries included in the deal are Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela and …

BARCELONA, August 29: Icon Animation has entered a multi-territory deal with Panini, a leading international collectable stickers and trading card company, for its animated girl-skewing series Lola & Virginia. Panini will launch a series of products including a sticker stack …

NEW YORK, August 29: CCI Entertainment has unveiled plans for a new online store and a live theater tour in the U.K. for its hit preschool property Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs. The nine-month tour will kick off …

ATLANTA, August 29: Alice Cahn has been promoted to the newly created position of VP of social responsibility for Cartoon Network, based in New York. In her new role, Cahn will be responsible for providing guidance, content direction and coordination …

GENEVA, August 29: The European Broadcasting Union’s Eurovision TV unit has partnered with BBC One for the first-ever Eurovision Dance Contest, slated to take place this September at the BBC Television Centre, with several pubcasters from the region participating and …

PARIS, August 29: French animation company Xilam has tapped London-based Cake Distribution to handle sales of its properties to all English-speaking territories, and has appointed Laurence Marty as its new sales manager to handle distribution for the rest of the …

LONDON, August 29: Content from ABC Studios, Disney Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy have been added to the iTunes Store in the U.K. for £1.89 an episode. Titles available include, from ABC Studios, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and …

MUNICH, August 29: Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney will be included in Premiere’s new Premiere Star lineup, launching September 1. Playhouse Disney, targeted at preschoolers aged 2 to 5, promotes child development by offering educational content and encouraging viewer participation. …

LONDON, August 28: NBC Universal has confirmed its acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media, owner of the Hallmark Channels outside of the U.S., from Providence Equity Partners, 3i and management shareholders. The deal gives NBC Universal control of 18 feeds of international …

LUXEMBOURG, August 28: The RTL Group’s revenues for the first half of this year rose 1.3 percent to 2.9 billion euros, with profit up just 0.8 percent to 358 million euros and a half-year EBITA of 515 million euros, a …