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NEW YORK, June 19: MTV will premiere its first-ever mobile feature-length film Super Sweet 16: The Movie on the mobile television entertainment service FLO TV and on Comcast On Demand prior to the linear network premiere on July 8 at …

NEW YORK, June 19: 4Kids Entertainment has announced that it is delaying the launch of its new Chaotic Trading Card Game and website until late summer from its original launch date of June 27. The trading card game and website …

NEW YORK, June 19: Nickelodeon’s Nicktropolis, a virtual, interactive community aimed at kids, has reached a milestone of nearly 4 million registered unique users since its launch in late January. Since launching, Nicktropolis has garnered approximately 14 million visits and …

LONDON/NEW YORK, June 19: In a multi-year agreement, Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has appointed Plus Licens as the exclusive Central and Eastern European licensing agent for its global franchises, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. As part …

NEW YORK, June 19: As Licensing Show kicked off in New York today, VIZ Media announced that it had named Bandai America as the toy licensee for the new anime series Blue Dragon. The show is based on the popular …

LOS ANGELES, June 19: The CGI animated series Animalia, one of PorchLight Entertainment’s top properties for Licensing Show in New York this week, has been licensed to the CBC. The 40×26-minute production is slated for a Canadian launch this fall, …

LONDON, June 19: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) heads to DISCOP this year with new scripted series such as the teen drama The Best Years, alongside factual programming like the documentary Superspy: The Man Who Betrayed The West. FME will bring Blueprint …

LOS ANGELES, June 19: The Minisode Network, featuring 3- to 5-minute episodes culled from classic Sony Pictures Television shows like Charlie’s Angels and Fantasy Island, launched today on MySpace Video. Each minisode is three to five minutes in length and …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, June 19: At the Licensing Show, Cookie Jar Entertainment will showcase top-rated children’s properties such as The Doodlebops, and launch new series like the multiplatform Magi-Nation, which is based on a successful trading card game. Two of Cookie …

SUNNYVALE, June 19: Terry Semel has stepped down as the CEO of Yahoo! amid shareholder dissatisfaction with the company’s performance; his successor is the Internet giant’s co-founder, Jerry Yang. Semel, who has been chairman and CEO, will assume the position …