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BURBANK, February 13: The actor Jimmy Smits, whose credits include NYPD Blue and The West Wing, has announced three television projects from his outfit, El Sendero Productions, in association with ABC Television Studio (formerly Touchstone Television). First on the slate …

PARIS, February 13: The news agency Agence France-Presse is looking to expand the global reach of AFPTV, its English and French-language video service covering current events. The service offers reports on current events and related issues, features, raw footage and …

SANTA MONICA, February 13: MGA Entertainment’s bestselling line of sweet-scented dolls, Yummi-Land, is getting an animated treatment for a direct-to-DVD release, with North American home entertainment distribution to be handled by Lionsgate. The new deal builds on the existing relationship …

LOS ANGELES, February 13: Veoh Networks, backed by former Disney chief Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company and Time Warner, among other investors, officially launched its online video platform today. "Veoh's mission is to bring the next generation of television to people …

LONDON, February 13: BKN New Media has licensed its animated comedy Dork Hunters From Outer Space to GMTV in the U.K. and RTL II in Germany, and has sealed a pan-European master toy deal on the property with the Character …

NEW YORK/STAMFORD, February 13: Time Warner announced today that its cable business, Time Warner Cable, has become a public company, with Class A common stock expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the TWC symbol, beginning …

TORONTO, February 13: Coneybeare Stories has tapped PorchLight Entertainment to represent the international TV distribution rights to all 52 half-hour episodes of Monster Warriors, its hit series for YTV. PorchLight will bring both seasons of the show, a CGI and …

LONDON, February 13: Ofcom has begun its review of kids’ programming on the U.K.’s public-service broadcasters. The Ofcom review will look at the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, S4C and Five, assessing “the availability within those services of a suitable quantity …

LONDON, February 13: Random House Children’s Books has acquired the worldwide publishing rights to S4C’s preschool animation Hana’s Helpline, with the first books from the series launching in the spring. The deal with S4C International includes all English rights for …

ENGLEWOOD, February 13: Liberty Media Corporation has agreed to exchange its stake in CBS Corporation for a TV station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and $170 million in cash. Liberty Media holds about 7.6 million CBS common shares—equivalent to just 1 …