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MIAMI, July 13: Todobebe, the producers of the Spanish-language Todobebe TV show about pregnancy and parenting that airs on Telemundo in the U.S., are working with branded entertainment and product placement specialists Branded Pictures and AIM Productions to develop an …

LONDON, July 13: Channel 4 has commissioned Lion Television produce a one-hour documentary about the strange occurrences following the discovery of the mummified remains of a prehistoric man known only as Oetzi in Italy in 1991. The Curse of the …

NEW YORK, July 13: 4Kids Entertainment has promoted Daniel Barnathan to president of its 4Kids Ad Sales subsidiary. Previously executive VP of sales, marketing and promotions, Barnathan will now oversee the unit of 4Kids that sells advertising on the Saturday …

HILVERSUM, July 13: Endemol International is looking to boost its finished programs distribution business in Latin America with the appointment of Ariel Tobi as sales manager for the region. In the newly created post, Tobi, based in Argentina, will responsible …

SANTA MONICA, July 12: Lionsgate has acquired the independent television distributor Debmar-Mercury, which owns the U.S. distribution rights to South Park and The Dead Zone, among others. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, grants Lionsgate entry into the U.S. television …

HOLLYWOOD, July 12: Fox Mobile Entertainment’s Mobizzo has appointed Natalie Farsi as senior VP of content and m-commerce. In this newly created position, Farsi is responsible for overseeing content and m-commerce and is responsible for expanding the group's content offering. …

PITTSBURGH, July 12: FOX Sports and Major League Baseball have inked a seven-year deal that keeps the World Series and All-Star Game exclusively on the FOX network through 2013. FOX Sports’ new agreement with MLB gives the network the rights …

LONDON, July 12: BSkyB has picked up the mobile content rights to Barclays Premiership football in a three-year deal that kicks off in August 2007. Sky won the rights in a bid with News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun …

LOS ANGELES, July 12: Two HBO original series—The Wire and Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, which is returning after a ten-year break—will premiere on HBO On Demand six days prior to their debuts on the main HBO channel. Beginning September …

SEOUL/HONG KONG, July 12: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) is working with the South Korean media company JoongAng Ilbo (JAI) to launch Cartoon Network Korea later this year featuring a mix of Korean and international animation. In compliance with Korean broadcast …