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PARIS, January 9: Xilam has signed a slate of licensing deals in France for action comedy series Shuriken School, currently airing on France 3. The 26×30-minute show, co-produced with Spain’s Zinkia Entertainment, launched on France 3 in July 2006 and …

WOODLAND HILLS, January 9: GD Multimedia, a recently launched U.S.-based distribution company, will participate at NATPE for the first time with Going Wild, a brand new animated children’s series produced by the Japanese animation studio Tokyo Kids. Going Wild is …

NEW YORK, January 9: Viacom-owned Comedy Central has launched 11 new original broadband shows on its website, comedycentral.com, expanding its current roster to include more than 25 original web productions. The group of new broadband shows include The Watch List, …

LOS ANGELES, January 9: Bennett Media Worldwide has licensed its popular male-oriented series, Bikini Destinations, to Playboy One in the U.K., and has reached a deal for a range of its content to join the Xbox lineup in the U.S. …

LAS VEGAS, January 8: A slate of high-definition films from Lionsgate, including An American Haunting and Saw III, will be available for download on the Xbox Live Video Marketplace, it was announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show. The deal …

LONDON, January 8: BBC Global Channels Asia has launched BBC Entertainment on Astro, Malaysia’s DTH platform. BBC Entertainment will premiere some of the U.K.'s most popular series on Astro, including dramas and suspense thrillers such as Doctor Who, Footballers' Wives, …

NEW YORK, January 8: qubo, the new television and multimedia network for children, launched its 24/7 digital channel at 6:00 a.m. ET today across ION Media Networks’ nationwide television station group. The channel, which emphasizes literacy and positive values, debuts …

LONDON, January 8: The ABC series Ugly Betty, distributed by Buena Vista International Television, launched on Channel 4 on Friday night and attracted the third-highest audience for a U.S. series on the channel in the past decade, after the debut …

LONDON, January 8: The Latin American sales team of FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold the comedy format Three’s Company to two broadcasters in the region, Chile-based Megavision and Ecuador-based Ecuavision. Local production company Roos Film will produce 50 episodes of the …

LONDON/SANTA MONICA, January 8: Genius Products has reached long-term agreements with Entertainment Rights (ER) and Classic Media, which ER is in the process of acquiring, for the distribution, co-production and co-financing of home video and video game productions for family, …