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SINGAPORE, November 29: Singapore has added to its long list of countries with which it has media alliances, with the Media Development Authority (MDA) announcing a tie-up with Canal France International (CFI). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) serves to facilitate …

SINGAPORE, November 29: The distribution division of China’s second-largest media company, the Shanghai Media Group (SMG), is at the Asia TV Forum this week showcasing a range of documentary, reality, lifestyle and entertainment fare. The SMG catalogue is culled from …

TORONTO/TOKYO, November 29: Discovery Channel Canada has inked a three-year deal with MICO, gaining first-look and exclusive access to the NHK distribution arm’s high-definition catalogue for Canadian broadcast. Discovery Canada already has a strategic partnership with NHK, signed in 2006, …

LONDON, November 29: The Internet TV platform Brightcove has entered into an agreement with Channel 4 that will allow the British broadcaster to launch a range of promotional online video channels designed to attract viewers to its full-length television programming. …

CARACAS, November 29: After CNN en Español mistakenly ran the caption, “Who Killed Him?” under a video of Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president called for an investigation into CNN, claiming the channel is trying to incite his assassination. CNN apologized, …

AUCKLAND, November 29: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the New Zealand broadcast rights to the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games to SKY Network Television. The broadcast rights for the Beijing 2008 games are held by TVNZ. …

BURBANK, November 29: NBC will premiere it’s new midseason dramedy Lipstick Jungle, based on the best-selling novel by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, in February in ER’s Thursday 10 p.m. slot. The series, starring Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan), …

LONDON, November 29: Disney Channels EMEA will roll out its first branded high-definition network, Disney Cinemagic HD, in France and other French-speaking territories. Disney Cinemagic HD, offering family movies, will debut in France and other French-speaking territories on Friday, November …

STUDIO CITY, November 29: Crown Media Holdings has renewed its distribution agreement for Hallmark Channel with Comcast Corporation for a multiyear term. Under the new deal, Comcast systems will have the right to distribute Hallmark Channel and both the standard-definition …

NEW YORK, November 28: The digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, founded by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV chief Albie Hecht, has optioned Simon & Schuster’s adventure franchise Tom Swift for a multiplatform rollout. According to Hecht, the company will initially …