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LONDON, April 23: To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, 3DD Entertainment has finalized a deal with Record Plant Pictures—in conjunction with Elvis Presley Enterprises—for the distribution of an exclusive one-hour TV special entitled Elvis: Close As A …

SEOUL, April 23: Korea’s Cocaban has appointed Telescreen as the European licensing agent, excluding Italy, Spain and Portugal, for the brand Arittown. The first brand presentations and negotiations with European licensing partners will be initiated early this summer. In June, …

NEW YORK, April 20: Nickelodeon is working with Chorion on Olivia, a new children's series based on the bestselling books by acclaimed author/illustrator Ian Falconer. The CGI production of 52×11-minute episodes, with one 44-minute special, will be animated by Irish …

NEW YORK, April 20: The Asian American network ImaginAsian TV (iaTV) is set to launch a new anime block, TMS Presents: Anime Classics. The block will feature classic anime series from Japan’s TMS Entertainment, a division of Sega/Sammy Corporation. It …

LOS ANGELES/CANNES, April 20: Mike Young Productions (MYP) and Gamania Digital Entertainment (GDE), a publisher of online multi-player games in Asia, have partnered with Cartoon Network International to co-produce the new animated comedy/action series Hero: 108, aimed at kids aged …

TORONTO, April 20: Portfolio Entertainment has licensed all seven seasons of Top Dogs, featuring worldwide sports for canines, to True Visions Public Company Limited (formerly UBC) in Thailand. The deal for 84 episodes is Portfolio’s first with the Thai platform, …

LONDON, April 20: Disney Channel in the U.K has announced a raft of promotions following its successful performance over the last year. Casper Bjorner has been promoted to VP of marketing for the U.K., Scandinavia and Emerging Markets. He will …

HONG KONG, April 20: According to Media Partners Asia (MPA), pay-TV and broadband revenues in the Asia-Pacific will grow from $44 billion today to $102 billion by 2015, with a compound annual growth rate of 11 percent. The MPA report, …

MUMBAI/HONG KONG, April 20: STAR Group is teaming with production outfit Balaji Telefilms to create a network of regional-language general entertainment channels in India. STAR is creating a joint venture with Balaji—in which it owns a minority stake—to launch the …

SYDNEY, April 20: BBC Worldwide’s Sydney office has licensed a slate of drama, entertainment and factual content to ABC in Australia. ABC TV will premiere Jennifer Saunder’s new comedy/drama, the 6×50-minute Jam and Jerusalem. Matt Lucas and David Walliams return …