Television

DHX Media Appoints Thom Chapman

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Thom Chapman is appointed as the new Territory Manager at DHX Media.

Amazon Studios Releases First Wave of Animated Pilots

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Amazon Studios releases 14 new pilots online, including pilot episodes for seven animated series, with audience reaction to help determine what gets ordered to series.

Turner Hires Edward Barnieh for APAC Acquisitions

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Turner International appoints Edward Barnieh as Programming and Acquisitions Manager, Asia Pacific.

Nickelodeon Releases Turtles iOS App

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Nickelodeon releases “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run,” the network's first app, available now from iTunes.

Hasbro Inks Deal with UK's Clear Vision for My Little Pony

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Hasbro signs a home entertainment deal with Clear Vision for “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” in the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic countries and the Middle East.

Syfy Kids Flies to Asia

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International children’s channel KidsCo, Corus Entertainment’s joint-venture with NBCUniversal, launches its two-month-old Syfy Kids block in Asia this July.

Everything’s Rosie Returns to Italy

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V&S Entertainment signs a deal with RAI, bringing the second season of “Everything’s Rosie” to Italy.

Disney XD Picks Up A Second Season of Crash & Bernstein

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Disney XD orders a second season of its hit comedy “Crash & Bernstein.”

Nickelodeon Undergoes Executive Shakeup

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Nickelodeon’s New York-based president of content development Marjorie Cohn leaves the kids’ entertainment network after serving 26 years with the company, and Alison Dexter‘s EVP of productions position is eliminated amid ongoing realignment.

Syfy’s Defiance Makes Record-Breaking Debut

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Syfy’s groundbreaking transmedia event “Defiance” becomes the channel’s most-watched scripted series premiere since 2006 with 1.3 million adults aged 18-49, matched by more than six million hours of gameplay since the game’s April 2 launch.