• Mexican net Televisa has purchased free-TV rights to Taffy Entertainment‘s Growing Up Creepie and superhero series The Fantastic Four. The deal was completed in partnership with Hola Entertainment, Taffy’s Latin American agent.
• Toys ‘R’ Us and the Toys ‘R’ Us Children’s Fund’s April-long nationwide in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization, raised more than US$1.5 million. All Toys’R’Us stores from coast-to-coast and www.Toysrus.com collected cash donations to help fund crucial autism research and advocacy.
• Toronto, Canada-based producer and distributor Tricon Films & Television and Corus Entertainment’s YTV have announced that Adamo Ruggiero from Degrassi: The Next Generation will be the host of new reality series The Next Star premiering Friday, July 18.