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HILVERSUM, June 15: To support key brands such as Deal or No Deal and Big Brother, Endemol International will be unveiling a slate of new consumer products initiatives at Licensing Show in New York. “The first step was a move …

LONDON, June 15: Extending the reach of the brands The X Factor, The Apprentice and Prehistoric Park will be FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide’s key priority at Licensing Show next week. “Our focus for Licensing International will be to seek partners who …

LOS ANGELES, June 15: Broadening the reach of Animalia, Doodlez, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear and Tutenstein will be PorchLight Entertainment’s focus for Licensing Show. “Our plan in building any property is to get major television exposure and build …

LOS ANGELES, June 15: At the Licensing Show in New York next week, Cookie Jar Entertainment will showcase its key brands Caillou, The Doodlebops, and Spider Riders. For the preschool classic Caillou, Cookie Jar is gearing up for next year’s …

LOS ANGELES, June 14: Twentieth Century Fox Television has promoted Gary Krakower to the position of VP of international licensing in its licensing and merchandising division. Krakower is charged with overseeing the international licensing, retail and television promotions business in …

NEW YORK, June 14: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present Central European Media Enterprises (CME) and its founder and chairman, Ronald S. Lauder, with the Directorate Award at this year’s International Emmy Awards Gala, which will …

NEW YORK, June 14: Nielsen Media Research today unveiled its plans to develop and deploy television audience measurement systems for viewing online, outside the home, and on cell phones, iPods and other handheld devices. The move falls under Nielsen’s Anytime …

MIAMI, June 14: At the end of this month, Telemundo’s international channel, available in more than 20 Latin American markets, is going off the air, World Screen Newsflash has learned. Telemundo Internacional, launched in 2000, currently offers a mix of …

HILVERSUM, June 14: Endemol’s Supervisory Board has nominated Elías Rodriguez-Viña Cancio as chairman and CEO of the company, pending approval by shareholders, following Joaquim Agut Bonsfills’ abrupt resignation last week. Rodriguez-Viña will chair the company’s management board, joining its other …

ENGLEWOOD/LOS ANGELES, June 14: A month since launching on DIRECTV, BabyFirstTV, a 24-hour premium channel devoted to babies, toddlers and their parents, has reached a carriage deal with DISH Network. The service, which rolled out on DIRECTV last month, will …