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TORONTO: The Canadian Television Fund has renewed its Production Incentive for 2009-2010 and has upped the funds available from C$5 million to C10 million. CTF said that the goal of the Production Incentive, launched as a pilot program last year, …

LONDON: BBC Switch has gone into production on The Cut, a multiplatform teen soap that will be deployed online and on BBC Two. Five-minute episodes will be carried on bbc.co.uk/switch, with a weekly TV omnibus on BBC Two. The show, developed …

MEXICO CITY: Televisa Internacional will be launching the new telenovela Love Spell at next week’s L.A. Screenings, with further offerings such as the reality show Hazme Reír and a slate of acquisitions from Pol-ka, Ideas del Sur and Mediamates. Love Spell lets …

LOS ANGELES: Regent Entertainment’s sales arm, Regent Worldwide Sales, has entered into a partnership with CineTel Films that sees the two companies jointly attending international markets, combining back-office administration and rights management systems and operating out of CineTel’s West Hollywood headquarters. CineTel’s …

SAN FRANCISCO: Licensing programs and merchandising campaigns for The Weather Channel will now be handled by Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG). Licensing deals will be made through the NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group, which handles all …

MUNICH: Adding to the roster of factual-entertainment offerings available on pay-TV platform Premiere in Germany, National Geographic Channel launches with its mix of series and documentaries in the Premiere Familie package.  Upcoming programming highlights on National Geographic Channel include Jean-Michel …

SAN DIEGO: NBC Sports’ coverage of the Preakness Stakes, the French Open, the Stanley Cup Final, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon will be available as live mobile TV broadcasts via FLO TV. All part of NBC Sports Championship Season on …

LONDON: ITV has said it plans to make an additional £40 million in cost savings from next year, after announcing that group revenues fell 13.6 percent to £425 million in the first quarter. Broadcasting revenues fell 12 percent to £359 …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered a second season of the drama Lie to Me, with Shawn Ryan, the creator and executive producer of The Shield, joining as an executive producer and showrunner. From Imagine Television, Lie to Me is inspired by the …

TORONTO: Canada’s Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) is hosting a special 35th anniversary edition of its annual Awards of Excellence Gala in Toronto on June 3, which will be hosted by Degrassi‘s Stacie Mistysyn. Taking place at CBC’s Glenn Gould …