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LONDON, October 5: LazyTown has launched a new online store with Digital Stores, a leading supplier of online retail services in the entertainment sector. Digital Stores specializes in running online stores for children’s character brands, selling toys, games, clothes, DVDs, …

VICTORIA, October 5: At MIPCOM, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) will launch its new tween-targeted live-action series Double Trouble. The 13×24-minute property tells the story of twin girls who are separated at birth and completely unaware that the other …

LOS ANGELES, October 5: Adness Entertainment has acquired the North American and Asian licensing rights to the new offbeat kids and teen brand Crack & Bonky. The Mexican-originated brand already has a host of licensing partners in Latin America, including …

ENGLEWOOD, October 5: Bob Leighton has joined Liberty Global as the company’s senior VP of programming. In his new role, Leighton will be responsible for coordinating and leveraging the company’s programming activities worldwide, including both channel carriage and channel venture …

MUNICH, October 5: Jonas Bauer, who first began working with Tandem Communications in August 2004 as an affiliated producer and sales agent for the Italian and Spanish markets, has joined the production and distribution company's management team as a partner. …

LOS ANGELES, October 5: Lifetime Networks has named Tanya Lopez as the senior VP of original movies, and Nancy Bennett as the VP of original movies, effective immediately. Both Lopez and Bennett will be based in Los Angeles. In her …

BUENOS AIRES, October 5: Telefe International will offer new versions of three of its most successful series—Forever Julia, Cool Dad and Final Minute—at MIPCOM. Watch Over Me is the American adaptation of the successful Telefe Contenidos telenovela Forever Julia. This …

STAMFORD, October 5: World Wrestling Entertainment has appointed Michael Lake as president of its WWE Films division, replacing Joel Simon. Lake will report to WWE chairman Vince McMahon, and will be charged with developing theatrical and direct-to-video opportunities for the …

LONDON, October 5: Power will offer up a lineup of new mini-series, contemporary action series and a range of TV movies at MIPCOM. On Power’s slate is the action thriller XIII: The Conspiracy; Pinocchio, a big-budget adaptation of one of …

CULVER CITY, October 4: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s chairman and CEO, Michael Lynton, has extended his contract at the studio to 2012. Lynton joined Sony Pictures in January 2004. Under the leadership of Lynton and co-chairman Amy Pascal, Sony Pictures broke …