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NEW YORK, June 22: TVHead, the games-on-demand network slated to launch in the fourth quarter, is working with HIT Entertainment on interactive games based on Barney, Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and Angelina Ballerina. “Children the world over adore …

ATLANTA, June 22: CNN has made its first foray into the world of video podcasting, delivering six programs on CNN.com and on iTunes. “Podcasting draws a whole new audience than CNN’s television viewers and, perhaps, surprisingly, somewhat younger than even …

GENEVA/PARIS, June 22: French broadband ISP Free is working with i-concerts to offer its subscribers a high-definition channel and an IPTV VOD platform, both featuring performances from some of today’s top artists. The ADSL channel i-concerts HD launched yesterday. It …

LONDON/BUDAPEST, June 22: Leopard International, a division of the U.K.-based Leopard Films, is making its first appearance at DISCOP this week with a lineup of key documentary and drama titles. Topping the list of dramas is the 90-minute Mysterious Creatures. …

NEW YORK, June 22: Nick Jr. has ordered a second season of 20 episodes of the popular preschool program The Wonder Pets! Created and executive produced by Little Airplane Production’s Josh Selig, and featuring music by Tony and Grammy award-winning …

LOS ANGELES/BUDAPEST, June 22: Harmony Gold is at DISCOP for the first time, offering up a slate of specials and series headlined by Rin Tin Tin. Harmony Gold will be showcasing 65 half-hours of the classic show, digitally remastered and …

LONDON/BUDAPEST, June 22: Ancient Worlds Brought to Life, a series commissioned by the Readers Digest Association, headlines the DISCOP slate for the U.K.-based international program and home entertainment distributor Strawberry Entertainment. Another property available at the market is Kinda Yoga, …

NEW YORK, June 21: Licensing 2006 International opened at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City yesterday with expectations of more than 23,000 attendees from 100-plus markets. Licensed products represent $175 billion in retail sales worldwide, according …

CULVER CITY, June 21: George Chien has been upped to executive director of international networks at Sony Pictures Television International, tasked with supporting the company’s Asian networks. Based in Culver City, Chien reports to Martha Eberts, the SVP of international …

NEW YORK, June 21: After 44 years, Dan Rather and CBS News are parting ways, with the anchor said to be mulling an offer to do a weekly series at the cable network HDNet. Rather was the anchor of the …