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The Hub bumps Biaselli up to VP
BROADCASTER / PEOPLE MOVESUS kids cablenet, The Hub has promoted Ted Biaselli to VP of programming and Dan Pimentel to the post of chief finance and operations officer.
Nick US re-launches 90s game show
BROADCASTER / NEWS / TVNickelodeon is reviving its 1990s game show Figure It Out with an order of 40 new eps and a raft of new celeb guests.
Youth Media Alliance appoints new board members
PEOPLE MOVES / TVCanadian industry organization for children’s media, The Youth Media Alliance has brought two new members onto its board of directors: 9 Story Entertainment CEO Vince Commisso and Josee Legault, brand manager at network YOOPA.
Qubo launches slate for upcoming season
BROADCASTER / BROADCASTING / TVFive-year-old US kids channel Qubo is adding 16 animated and live-action series to its new 2012 lineup that will begin airing this quarter.
CCI’s Jerry and the Raiders gets the greenlight
TVToronto-based CCI Releasing is beginning production on Jerry and the Raiders, a 26 x 11-minute animated series for kids four to eight, to air on Canadian pubcasters TVO in Ontario and SRC in Quebec in 2013.
Henson inks new broadcast deals for classics
BROADCASTING / TVThe Jim Henson Company has a slate of international broadcast license agreements for the company’s 1980s live-action fantasy feature films Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, as well as its science fiction series Farscape.
Disney EMEA greenlights new global boys action series
BROADCASTER / NEWS / TVDisney EMEA’s London-based production hub has started production in Ireland on a new action-packed animated comedy, Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja.
Disney XD to launch Marvel block
BROADCASTER / TVMarvel Universe, the anticipated dedicated programming block of Marvel series, will premiere on Disney XD in the US on Sunday, April 1.
Lagardere buys 80 hours from Zodiak Kids
BROADCASTER / COMPANIES / TVZodiak Kids has inked an output deal with France’s Lagardère Media Group for 80 hours of programming.
Cloudbabies signs Hallmark
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / TVHoho Entertainment is partnering with Hallmark Cards and Tigerprint to create greeting cards for its latest preschool series, Cloudbabies .

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