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LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, December 16: YTV in Canada has acquired the first season of the Japanese anime series Pretty Cure from Toei Animation for launch early in 2009. The popular animation series follows the adventures of two young girls who have …

TORONTO/LONDON, December 16: DECODE Enterprises has signed two new deals for Kid vs. Kat, an animated series produced by Studio B Productions in association with YTV in Canada in Jetix Europe. Nickelodeon Southeast Asia acquired the series, as did ABC …

LONDON, December 16: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a deal that gives FremantleMedia Archives exclusive representation rights for a host of content from CelebrityFootage across the U.K. and Ireland. CelebrityFootage's 20-year-old, HD-ready catalogue includes red-carpet coverage from events such as …

LOS ANGELES, December 16: Citizen Jane, an original movie based on the life of Jane Alexander, a figure in the victims' rights movement, is in development for Hallmark Channel. The TV movie is being produced by Grosso Jacobson Communications Corporation, …

LOS ANGELES, December 16: Headlining Lionsgate's slate for NATPE is the new drama series Crash, based on the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, as well as the dark comedy Nurse Jackie. Nurse Jackie stars The Sopranos' Edie Falco …

LONDON, December 16: LIVING, the British entertainment channel operated by Virgin Media Television, has picked up the weight-loss series Paul McKenna: I Can Make You Thin for its January schedule. The five-part series from McKenna Holdings will air on LIVING …

HAMILTON, December 15: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has announced that Michael Garin is retiring as CEO at the end of this year. Although stepping down as CEO, Garin will continue to be involved with CME as vice-chairman of the …

STOCKHOLM, December 15: The Modern Times Group has expanded into the West African nation of Ghana with the launch of the terrestrial TV station Viasat1. The service is Viasat Broadcasting's first commercial free-to-air entertainment channel outside of Europe. Set to …

HILVERSUM/BUENOS AIRES, December 15: Endemol is picking up a minority share in Underground, the well-known Argentine production outfit behind Lalola and The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pell$. Endemol, which has an option to up its interest to a majority stake, …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, December 15: A bicoastal feud has begun within the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), with the New York board calling on its members to oppose a strike authorization vote, a move the union's national president has called "destructive …