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NEW YORK, April 18: American Greetings Properties has partnered with Mike Young Productions and DQ Entertainment to create a new CGI animation television series for the Twisted Whiskers property. The new 26×30-minute show will be distributed to broadcasters by Taffy …

HONG KONG, April 18: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has restructured its sales division with promotions for Amit Malhotra, Mark Chan and Ramez Sheikh. Amit Malhotra has been assigned the role of regional director of sales, pan-Asia, India and …

NEW YORK, April 18: GE Media, Communications & Entertainment, a unit of GE Commercial Finance, and NBC Universal have launched a $250 million equity fund to invest in media and technology companies with high growth potential. The fund will focus …

PARIS, April 18: Almost a decade since the last editions of MIP Asia and MIDEM Asia, Reed MIDEM announced today that it is planning a new event in the region: AMAZIA, a pan-Asia Pacific exhibition and conference devoted to the …

CANNES, April 18: Acclaimed director Spike Lee was on hand at the Babelgum launch here in Cannes yesterday, where the company’s founders previewed their new platform, which looks to deliver niche, broadcast-quality content over the Internet. The new peer-to-peer based …

MUNICH, April 18: ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reached a deal with CBS Paramount International Television to offer a slate of dramas, including NCIS and Medium, on its maxdome video-on-demand portal prior to their linear TV broadcast. The agreement covers the current …

NEW YORK, April 18: At its “First Look” event for advertisers, AOL showcased new programming alliances with Mark Burnett, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol, Madison Road Entertainment, Stone & Co and Telepictures for content that is slated to roll out on the …

NASHVILLE, April 17: On Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, the Documentary Channel (DOC) in the U.S. is launching a new EarthView programming block. The new destination, devoted to eco-friendly documentaries, will air every Sunday night at 7 p.m. through …

LONDON, April 17: Power has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to two long-running U.S. daytime dramas: Guiding Light and As The World Turns. Both serials, which were originally created by the celebrated soap writer Irna Phillips, have together attracted …

CANNES, April 17: Buena Vista International Television has closed free-to-air terrestrial deals in more than 80 markets on its CGI preschool series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, following its success on Playhouse Disney and Disney Channels worldwide. “We’re delighted to introduce a …