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UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has inked a three-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to become the broadcast home of the 1967 animated classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Beginning this year, NBC will air the special twice per holiday …

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has finalized the lineup for this year's RTS Cambridge Convention, which includes a number of new additions to the previously announced speaker roster that included Viacom's Philippe Dauman and AMC Networks' Josh Sapan. The …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal has agreed to make a $200 million equity investment in Vox Media, which operates a number of digital brands, including Eater and Vox.com. Alongside Eater (dining and nightlife) and Vox.com (news), Vox Media operates the brands SB …

ESPOO: In the two weeks since its launch, Angry Birds 2, the latest edition of Rovio Entertainment's mega-popular mobile game, has been downloaded 30 million times around the globe, with a third of that amount coming from China. Angry Birds …

QUINCY: Toy developer and animation studio Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Company has acquired a 100 percent stake in Chinese comics platform U17.com, a move that's being called the biggest acquisition deal in Chinese animation history. The merger, which has been …

LONDON: The number of TV sets connected to the internet is poised to hit 876 million by 2020, according to a new Digital TV Research report. In 2010, that figure was 105 million and is expected to climb to 415 …

NEW ROCHELLE: A new report from Horowitz Research shows that OTT SVOD services are a complement to, not a replacement for, traditional pay TV. The Multiplatform Content & Services report finds that 40 percent of internet users have both multichannel …

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount’s Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution (PWTLD) unit has expanded its sales team across various territories, adding eight new executives and promoting one. The new hires are Bernhard Schwab, the VP of regional sales for German-speaking Europe; Jacques Roldan, …

ESPOO: Tuomo Korpinen, a former DreamWorks Animation executive, has joined Rovio Entertainment as the president of Rovio Animation and Blue Bird Distribution and global executive VP of the company's media business. Rovio Animation and Blue Bird Distribution are charged with …

TORONTO: Entertainment company TableRock Media is set to develop and produce an array of niche OTT channels for global distribution, due out next year. The internet-based subscription channels will focus on key genres including guitars, motorcycles and aviation. Content will …