Warner Bros. has inked an exclusive licensing agreement with Tyco Toys, under which New Jersey-based Tyco will market a wide range of children's products using Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The toys--including action figures, board games and play sets--will be available at retail outlets next year.
James Woods and Anne Archer will star in "Jane's House," a CBS movie being produced by Spelling TV. Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent and Michael Phillips are exec producers with Debra Greenfield as co-exec producer.
Columbia Pictures TV Distribution has closed several more major market deals for the talk strip "Ricki,"giving the series' clearance level to 30 markets representing more than 45% of the country. New sales for the Ricki Lake talkshow include Minneapolis (KSTP), Phoenix (KPHO), Baltimore (WBFF), Kansas City (KCTV) , Columbus, Ohio (WBNS) and Salt Lake City (KSTU).
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