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LOS ANGELES, May 14: Toei Animation has established a new in-house consumer products licensing division for the U.S. market and has tapped Coy Edmunds to head the unit as the director of business development and licensing. Headquartered in Los Angeles, …

GUTTENBERG, May 14: The Horror Channel, a broadband venue for horror, terror and suspense programming, has reached a deal to provide content to the new broadcast-quality Internet TV platform Joost. The Horror Channel’s initial offerings on Joost will include the …

WARSAW/LONDON, May 14: Disney Channel has signed its second cable distribution deal in Poland, inking an agreement with VECTRA, which is slated to launch the kids’ network this month. With the addition of VECTRA, Disney Channel is now available to …

HOUSTON, May 14: ADV Films has reached an agreement with the U.K. channel Propeller TV for the launch of a new two-hour weekend anime block that will feature programming from its U.S.-based subsidiary, Anime Network. This marks the first transatlantic …

LOS ANGELES, May 14: Televix Entertainment has announced Jetix Latin America’s acquisition of the pay-TV rights to the new 40×30-minute animated series Chaotic. Targeting children aged 9 to 12, Chaotic, from 4Kids Entertainment, is a fantasy and adventure show that …

LONDON, May 11: Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned by More 4 to produce Thriller in Manila, a documentary about legendary boxer Joe Frazier and his iconic fight with Muhammad Ali in the Philippines in 1975. Thriller in Manila will …

MUNICH/LONDON, May 11: TV-Loonland has licensed its acclaimed preschool show Little Princess to Belgium-based S.A. Belltex N.V. for the rollout of home textiles based on the series. Under the deal, home textiles such as quilt covers, pillow cases, sheets, bathrobes, …

ENGLEWOOD, May 11: Liberty Global has posted first quarter revenues of $2.1 billion, an 11-percent gain on the same period last year, with a loss of $136.1 million, versus last year’s profit of $268.2 million. The company had 22.8 million …

NEW YORK, May 11: Univision Communications has recorded a first-quarter loss of $67 million, versus its $53.9 million profit last year, on revenues of $437.3 million, a 9 percent gain on Q1 2006. CEO Joe Uva noted: "Univision achieved both …

LOS ANGELES, May 11: MySpace has launched Take Down Stay Down, a new feature that prevents users from re-posting video content in the MySpace community after that content has been removed at the request of the copyright owner. MySpace is …