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NEW YORK: Anheuser-Busch’s new Bud Light Golden Wheat beer will serve as the exclusive sponsor of NBC’s Saturday Night Live this weekend, marking the first time in the show’s history that a single brand has purchased all of its national ad time. …

HONG KONG: Cartoon Network is launching in high definition across the Asia-Pacific region, rolling out first in Japan on SKYPerfect TV. Ben 10: Alien Force, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Batman: The Brave and the Bold are among the …

LONDON: 4Kids Entertainment and Chaotic USA have inked deals for products based on the Chaotic trading-card game and TV series in France with Tennessee and in Israel with Mitos International. In France, Tennessee will launch an exclusive Chaotic back-to-school range …

LONDON: Channel 4 is to make its long-form original content available for free on YouTube in the U.K., with a library of about 3,000 hours available at any given time to British Internet users. Channel 4 will make its 4oD …

PALISADES PARK: In its 18th year as the exclusive international distributor for the American Music Awards (AMAs), Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has firmed up a slew of broadcasters for the 2009 event. Foxtel in Australia, France’s Paris Premiere, VH1 …

LONDON: British satellite platform Sky has clinched a deal that makes its online TV service Sky Player available via IP Vision’s Fetch TV devices. From early next year, some of Sky’s most popular channels, including Sky Movies, Sky Sports and …

LOS ANGELES: The syndicated magazine series Made in Hollywood from Connection III Entertainment has been renewed for a fifth season, while the sister series Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition was picked up for a fourth. Made in Hollywood is available …

SANTA MONICA: At the American Film Market (AFM), panels will focus on film financing opportunities, local and international distribution trends, marketing strategies and digital technologies, with sessions that will include film executives, producers, writers, directors, distributors, financiers and attorneys.  The …

WAARDER/MESVRES: KidsPlant, together with its producing partner POV Digital, is launching the new preschool series Balloopo.  The CG-animated 52×11-minute sitcom for preschoolers is set in a land made of balloons. Paru, a balloon boy, and his pal Balloopo work at …

LONDON: UKTV has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to produce a pilot of the format Comedy Exchange for its entertainment channel Dave. The hour-long pilot challenges Never Mind The Buzzcock’s Phill Jupitus and Flight of the Conchords‘ Eugene Mirman to trade …