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Barcelona-based entertainment production and distribution company Neptuno Films and the Spanish-based Portal Latino, a subsidiary of Sociedad Digital de Autores y Editores SDAE, have joined forces to greenlight a new IPTV kids channel in Spain named El Gato Feliz (Happy Cat).

The channel will be launched Sept. 28, 2006, and will reach subscribers of Orange for their telephony, Iternet and IPTV new television services in Spain.

Twentieth Century Fox has obtained film rights to R.L. Stines children's book series THE ROTTEN SCHOOL, which has been published by HarperCollins Publishers and Parachute Publishing, according to VARIETY.

The humorous ROTTEN series is set in a boarding school where Bernie Bridges plots against his teachers and rival students.

The first book in the series was THE BIG BLUEBERRY BARF-OFF! The ninth title, PARTY POOPERS, is set for release in November.

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Nick Records/Sony BMG's Strategic Marketing Group has released the CD, DORA'S WORLD ADVENTURE. With fourteen tracks from around the globe, the CD is danceable songs inspired by Dora's travels on the upcoming special DVD release and Nick Jr. special television episode, DORA THE EXPLORER: WORLD ADVENTURE.

Special guests on the album include reggae sensation Ziggy Marley who joins Dora in "Three Little Birds," and Grammy award-winning artist Aaron Neville, who joins Dora in "Iko Iko."

FUNimation Ent. and Harmony Golds new feature-length animated film, ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES, won the Best Animated Sci-Fi Feature Award at the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival. The award will be presented at the Oct. 28, 2006, screening in Phoenix.

"This is an exciting award for ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES. It is a series that has a tremendous fan following and it has the ability to introduce a much larger audience to the appeal of anime," said Gen Fukunaga, president/ceo of FUNimation.

Sony Online Ent. Llc. (SOE) announced EVERQUEST THE SERPENTS SPINE, the 12th expansion for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMOPRG), EVERQUEST, is live. EVERQUEST THE SERPENTS SPINE is only available via digital download at www.everquest.com for the price of $29.99.

Beginning in late 2006, in conjunction with the release of the animated HELLBOY: THE SWORD OF STORMS DVD, Dark Horse Deluxe will launch a variety of comics and toys. The animated feature is being produced by Starz Media and released on DVD by Anchor Bay.

Jim Caviezel is set to star in the sci-fi/adventure OUTLANDER, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Howard McCain, who wrote the script with Dirk Blackman, will direct for the Weinstein Co.

The story follows an intergalactic traveler that crashes on Earth with an alien predator on board during the time of the Vikings, who the traveler must get the help of the Viking tribe to kill the creature.