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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, …

ENGLEWOOD, April 19: Starz Entertainment has secured the exclusive pay-TV rights to three films from The Weinstein Company—including the recently released thriller Grindhouse from directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez—for premiere on its various linear channels. In addition to Grindhouse, …

CANNES, April 19: TV-Loonland has reached a deal with KidsCo to supply a raft of titles to the newly formed global channel—targeted at children and families—when it initially rolls out later this year in Central and Eastern Europe. TV-Loonland will …

CANNES, April 19: International Broadcast Communications (IBC) has sold its acclaimed half-hour celebrity profile series Famous into Serbia and Dubai. Terra Entertainment has acquired all four seasons of Famous, with rights for Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia, for launch with broadcasters …

CANNES, April 19: marblemedia Distribution and Picture Box Distribution have finalized international distribution deals this week for two Canadian live-action preschool series, This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung, which are now airing in over 75 countries. Discovery …

NEW YORK, April 19: The new U.S. Spanish-language network V-me made its MIPTV debut this week with over 100 hours of original lifestyle, factual and public affairs programs available to international buyers, including Aire Yoga, The Science of the NewsHour, …

BURBANK, April 19: Richard Loomis, previously with Comedy Central, has been named the senior VP of marketing and creative at Disney Channel U.S., reporting to Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channel Worldwide. In his new position, Loomis will oversee …

LONDON/NEW YORK, April 19: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) International, a division of Viacom, has promoted Gregoire Halbout to the newly created position of VP of home video and publishing. The promotion signals efforts by NVCP to further advance …

CANNES, April 19: With a total of 13,224 participants as of yesterday, a 9 percent increase on last year, MIPTV 2007 has become Reed MIDEM’s largest TV market in the organization’s 44-year-history, Paul Johnson, the director of the TV division, …