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BURBANK, January 28: DIC Entertainment is debuting three animated children’s properties at NATPE, headlined by Dino Squad. All three series target kids aged 6 to 11, and debuted on the KEWLopolis on CBS block in Fall 2007. The 26 half-hour …

LONDON, January 28: The BBC has received approval from the BBC Trust to launch a Gaelic Digital Service (GDS) in partnership with the Gaelic Media Service (GMS). Following a full Public Value Test, the Trust has approved the service for …

LAS VEGAS, January 28: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has inked multiple licensing deals and renewals for its stable of reality programs, totaling more than 260 hours, and will introduce two new celebrity-based series to buyers at NATPE this week. …

CENTENNIAL, January 28: Comcast Corporation has announced that it will shut down AZN Television, its English-language channel targeting Asian Americans, in April, following “considerable review of the network's financial situation." According to press reports, a spokeswoman said that Comcast will …

HARRINGTON PARK, January 28: Janson Media has reached an exclusive agreement with Great Decisions Television and the Foreign Policy Association to distribute its international affairs-themed public television series Great Decisions to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video and new-media markets. Now in …

BEVERLY HILLS, January 28: Michael Eisner’s new-media studio Vuguru is launching a prequel web and mobile phone series based on the novel Foreign Body, by bestselling author Robin Cook, in conjunction with France’s Cyber Group Animation. The series, which will …

MEVASSERT ZION, January 28: Israel’s Armoza Formats will be at NATPE this week with two new formats, Approved for Love and The Inconceivable. Approved for Love is a dating reality show in which three members of a single’s circle of …

KUALA LUMPUR, January 28: Robert Odendaal, the CEO of Malaysian pay-TV giant Astro All Asia Networks (AAAN), is stepping down, effective April 15, citing “personal and lifestyle reasons.” The company’s board is seeking a successor. In the interim, Ralph Marshall, …

NEW YORK/BURBANK, January 28: Longtime Nickelodeon executive Brown Johnson has been tapped to fill the newly created role of president of animation at Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. Currently executive VP and creative director of Nickelodeon Preschool and …

NEW YORK, January 28: CBS Interactive has scored a two-year deal to become the official online partner of The Recording Academy to distribute programming around the Grammy Awards brand. CBS Interactive will develop online content, communities and promotions around the …