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TORONTO, May 13: Incendo Media has renewed its long-term Canadian distribution deal with GRB Entertainment, which includes the rights to programs like VH1’s The Agency. The rights to GRB programming are exploited in Canada through Fox/ Incendo Television, Incendo’s television …

NEW YORK, May 12: Unveiling its 2008-2009 slate at a breakfast presentation in New York today, U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo announced a deal with TV Globo to produce its own version of the hit Brazilian telenovela The Clone. The U.S. …

BURBANK, May 12: The CW has reached a deal for the independent studio Media Rights Capital to program its Sunday night prime-time block for the 2008-09 season. The block, which kicks off in the fall, will feature two comedies and …

SINGAPORE, May 12: Singapore Telecommunications, together with its associate companies, has inked a deal to bring Apple’s iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines later this year. SingTel says that it will be rolling out the iPhone in Singapore, …

BURBANK, May 12: General Motors has sealed a deal for two of its car brands to be integrated into NBC's new fall drama My Own Worst Enemy with Christian Slater, launching in a Monday 10 p.m. slot in the fall. …

SANTA MONICA, May 12: Jamie Roberts will step down from his current position as GSN’s senior VP of programming to launch a new as-yet-unnamed Los Angeles-based independent production firm focusing on cross-platform programming for the global market. GSN has already …

BURBANK, May 12: NBC is set to introduce Momma’s Boys, a new reality series from executive producers Ryan Seacrest and Andrew Glassman, which centers on a group of mothers choosing the perfect bride for their sons. The series, which sees …

LONDON, May 12: HIT Entertainment has signed an agreement to represent all the home-entertainment rights in the U.K. for Southern Star International’s preschool shows Bear Behaving Badly and The Beeps, and has also entered into a long-term partnership with PBS …

STOCKHOLM, May 12: Several members of the global format exchange collective Sparks Network have secured new options and commissions, including Lebanon’s Imagic, whose game-show format Check or Bet has been optioned in six countries. The BBC has purchased the option …

TORONTO, May 12: CCI Entertainment has sold its 3-D animated kids’ property Erky Perky to several broadcasters throughout the world, including the Spanish-language network ¡Sorpresa! in the U.S. The series has also been sold to TV2 Denmark, SRC in Canada …