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LOS ANGELES: FOX International Channels CEO Hernan Lopez is stepping down to launch a new venture, while Fox Networks Group restructures its operations and discontinues the FIC banner. Under the new structure, Jan Koeppen will become president of Fox Networks …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network and the Lego Group have partnered for a new series, LEGO NEXO Knights. Debuting today at 5:30 p.m., the adventure/comedy will air on Cartoon Network globally in the weeks to come. The series is set in the …

MUMBAI/STAMFORD: On the heels of the launch of its network in India last year, WWE has appointed Joji George as VP and general manager of WWE India. George will report to Ed Wells, WWE’s senior VP and managing director of …

PASADENA: BBC America has commissioned a new original scripted series titled Dirk Gently, an adaptation of Douglas Adams’s best-selling comic detective novels.

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television heads to NATPE next week with a slate of lifestyle series such as Foods Greatest Hits and the Kim Cattrall-starring drama Sensitive Skin.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: German brand management and media company m4e has appointed brand4rent as the agent for its preschool property Wissper in Russia and the CIS territories. In addition to media rights, the Moscow-based company will represent licensing and merchandising for the …

PASADENA: AMC has slated an April premiere for the second season of the hit spin-off Fear the Walking Dead, while announcing a slate of new original series.

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has appointed Marco Piccinini, formerly of Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) in Italy, as licensing manager, effective immediately. Piccinini will be responsible for working with the company’s licensees to develop and coordinate exclusive multicategory merchandise and marketing …

HOLLYWOOD: The Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle and USA Network's Mr. Robot each took home two Golden Globes last night, for best TV comedy and drama, respectively.

PREMIUM: Kevin Reilly, the president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer of Turner Entertainment, shares his vision for both networks with World Screen Newsflash.