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HOUSTON, August 17: Illumitoon Entertainment has licensed two new anime series, B’tx and AM Driver, to the VOD service Anime Network, which will premiere the titles on September 6 and September 9, respectively. B’tx follows the adventures of Teppei, who, …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, August 17: Blueprint Entertainment has promoted Elizabeth Madariaga to executive director of development, a move that will see her relocate from Los Angeles to the company’s Toronto offices. In her new role, she will continue to develop prime …

AMSTERDAM, August 17: Bo Stehmeier has been named as head of sales and co-production at Off the Fence, with responsibility for the Americas, the U.K., German-speaking territories and Africa. In his new position, Stehmeier will handle the sale of finished …

NEW YORK, August 17: VH1’s Scott Reich has been tapped as the VP of programming at Concert.TV, a digital television network dedicated to live music performances and documentaries. In his new role at Concert.TV, Reich will direct the programming across …

WINNIPEG, August 17: CanWest Global Communications Corp. has received approval from Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to take control of Ten Network Holdings. CanWest can now exercise its right to exchange its ordinary shares and convertible debentures of The …

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 …