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SINGAPORE, July 25: Cable platform StarHub is launching Sensasi, an entertainment channel targeted to Singapore’s Malay community, on its digital tier on August 7. Sensasi, which means “sensation” in Malay, will be offered to digital subscribers for an additional S$6 …

LONDON, July 25: BKN is creating a new studio facility dedicated to producing high-quality animation in digital high definition, with the comedy Stone Age the first project to roll out in late 2008. There will be a fixed capital investment …

LONDON, July 25: Granada International has secured the worldwide distribution rights to the one-hour documentary David Beckham: New Beginnings, which tracks the British football player’s recent move to Los Angeles. Produced by Simon Fuller’s 19 TV, the documentary follows Beckham …

LONDON, July 25: BabyTV, targeted at infants and toddlers under the age of 3, will launch its 24-hour commercial-free channel in Canada on Personal TV from Rogers. The 24-hour service was recently approved by Canada’s CRTC regulatory body for distribution …

BEIJING, July 25: The Swedish production company Bringiton is developing a new shopping-based game show for the Mandarin-language channel China Entertainment Television (CETV), marking the broadcaster’s first acquisition of a title from a Western European firm. Launched in 2001, the …

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25: Ubisoft will develop and publish a video game based on Twentieth Century Fox's Avatar, the upcoming feature film written and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron. The game is expected to be released in conjunction …

BRISTOL, July 25: Aardman Animations and the British digital agency Enable Interactive have teamed up for the design and development of WebbliWorld, a new online portal for children. Located at www.webbliworld.com, the portal is designed to provide children with a …

TORONTO, July 25: Shaftesbury Films has sold the half-hour live-action kids’ series Life with Derek to broadcasters in Portugal, Netherlands and Norway. Life with Derek will air on Disney Channel in Portugal, Zapp/Zappelin in the Netherlands and NRK 3 in …

CAPE TOWN/MIRAMICHI CITY, July 25: Strika Entertainment of Cape Town, South Africa, has signed a deal with the Canadian animation outfit Fatkat to produce a soccer-themed animated series based on a popular comic book. Supa Strikas is centered on Shakes, …

NEW YORK, July 25: Atlanta-based restaurant chain Chick-fil-A and HIT Entertainment have announced an agreement to begin a promotional campaign for Bob the Builder. Under the agreement, Chick-fil-A will begin offering today one of five different Bob the Builder board …