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ARLINGTON, December 4: PBS KIDS is kicking off a multiplatform children’s health initiative to help combat the increasing rate of childhood obesity. Two key goals of the PBS KIDS children’s health initiative are the development of health-related guiding principals for …

SINGAPORE, December 4: Tales Alive, a series of English-language animated shorts based on nine original children's storybooks published under the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) First Time Writers and Illustrators Publishing Initiative (FTWIPI), launched today on MediaCorp TV 12 Kids Central …

LONDON, December 4: ALL3MEDIA International has announced new sales in Sweden and Norway for its drama, sports and factual entertainment programming. In Sweden, TV4 has acquired several properties, including Torn, a 3×1-hour TXTV drama produced for ITV1 that follows the …

VICTORIA, December 4: Australian-based factual distributor Looking Glass International has launched a branded channel on Joost featuring an initial lineup of 15 hours of content. Looking Glass Television promises to deliver documentaries from around the world, as well as a …

MANCHESTER, December 4: Cosgrove Hall Films has inked a deal to exclusively produce a series of 10 one-minute interstitials, Eddie Retractorhead, for Nickelodeon UK. The interstitials will begin airing in 2008 and, if successful, Cosgrove hopes Eddie Retractorhead will evolve …

LUXEMBOURG, December 4: Bertelsmann is considering the acquisition of the remaining 10 percent it doesn’t already own in the RTL Group, its most profitable division. Bertelsmann confirmed today that it is considering taking full ownership of RTL Group, but noted: …

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON, December 4: Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) has been named the exclusive licensing representative for three WGBH brands: Antiques Roadshow, PEEP and the Big Wide World and Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman. Working under the guidance of David Bernstein, …

ATLANTA, December 4: Jennifer Davidson, the senior VP of programming and scheduling at Cartoon Network, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend after a sudden illness. She was 38 years old. Davidson was one of the first 15 employees hired by …

MEXICO CITY, December 4: Universal Pictures International Entertainment has appointed Fernando Del Rio as managing director of Universal Pictures Mexico, effective immediately. Based in Mexico City, Del Rio will focus on using the studio’s new release slate and a growing …

NEW YORK, December 4: A new Nielsen study indicates that younger adult viewers are two-and-a-half times more likely than older viewers to proactively use technology such as DVRs, VOD, the Internet and MP3 players to catch up on television shows …