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LOS ANGELES, January 17: Emmy Award-winner Tracey Ullman will star in a new sketch-comedy series, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, which premieres on Showtime on March 30 at 10 p.m. Tracey Ullman's State of the Union will feature Ullman’s …

LONDON, January 17: Power has shored up a number of theatrical, terrestrial and pay-TV and video deals for the feature film Flood across key Asian territories. In Japan, CK Entertainment has signed an all-rights deal, covering theatrical and video, terrestrial …

TORONTO/NEW YORK, January 17: The online sports and international content destination JumpTV has acquired from SCP Worldwide the exclusive North American online and mobile rights for the FIFA 2010 World Cup South American qualifying matches. JumpTV has scored the rights …

LONDON, January 17: The Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING has secured a deal with Disney-ABC International Television for ABC’s The Next Best Thing, to air on LIVING2 early this year. The series sees U.S. comedians—Jeffrey Ross (Comedy Central Roasts, …

TORONTO, January 17: Astral Media has provided C$150,000 to launch a new scholarship program with the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. The Astral Media Emerging Documentary Filmmakers Scholarship Programme will allow 25 up-and-coming filmmakers from Quebec and British Columbia …

KUALA LUMPUR, January 17: The second of two high-definition documentaries produced under a fund established by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) is set to premiere later this month. Malaysia Special: SMART …

PALISADES PARK, January 17: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has secured a number of sales in key international territories for the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Among the licensed markets for the two-hour event, which honors the best …

SINGAPORE, January 16: Home Box Office has acquired majority control of HBO Asia, previously jointly owned by HBO, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Under the new ownership structure, HBO Asia is now controlled by HBO and Paramount. …

SANTA MONICA, January 16: After a lackluster Golden Globes press conference that lured just 5.8 million viewers on NBC on Sunday—a 71-percent plummet on last year—The Recording Academy is seeking an independent agreement with the Writers Guild of America so …

SAN FRANCISCO, January 16: Twentieth Century Fox and Apple have announced a deal that allows consumers who buy select DVDs from the studio to also obtain a digital copy of the film from the iTunes Store. Once a customer buys …