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LONDON, October 10: Former CHUM International sales executive Mike Lolato has joined Fluorescent Media to set up the boutique production company’s new international distribution division. Lolato has been tapped as head of global and sales and distribution at the company. …

SINGAPORE, October 10: Singaporean cable TV platform StarHub has launched HubStation FlexiWatch, a new prepaid service that allows non-cable TV customers to subscribe to a lineup of channels and pay only for the duration for which they wish to access …

CANNES, October 10: CTV has reached an agreement with 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions for a Canadian version of So You Think You Can Dance. The deal was completed in Cannes at MIPCOM yesterday between Susanne Boyce, the president …

LOS ANGELES, October 10: Emmy-winning actor and director Charles S. Dutton has inked a development deal with HBO that covers series, movies and mini-series. Announcing the alliance, Michael Lombardo, the president of the Programming Group and West Coast Operations at …

SINGAPORE, October 10: Mark Burnett International has entered into a 10-year partnership with Singapore’s Genting International to develop, produce and distribute reality television series and game shows in the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration marks the first step in a long-term …

CANNES, October 10: Discovery Networks International has added three new two-hour installments to its landmark HD series Discovery Atlas for premiere on Discovery Channel and Discovery HD in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa starting in the …

LONDON, October 10: Power has announced a multi-territory deal with Televideo Services that will see more than 200 hours of prime-time TV mini-series and films distributed across key Latin American countries. Televideo Services, based in Miami, is a holding group …

UNIVERSAL CITY, October 10: NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution is launching a syndicated version of the hit Endemol NBC game show Deal or No Deal in the fall of 2008, with Howie Mandel on board as host. The new half-hour …

CANNES, October 10: Spanish network VEO is set to launch a two-hour branded weekend block featuring content from Taffy Entertainment, targeting kids 6 to 12. Taffy Kids will broadcast Saturdays and Sundays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., offering up …

CANNES, October 10: Alphanim is at MIPCOM this week showcasing a host of animated properties, including Hairy Scary, a co-winner of the Licensing Challenge at MIPCOM Junior over the weekend. The series is a production for France 3 and Super …