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CARACAS, August 1: Venezuelan network RCTV, which launched on cable after its free-TV license was not renewed, may be yanked off the air again if it doesn’t register as a “national producer,” a position that would require it to carry …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER/MONTREAL, August 1: Lionsgate has secured a four-year, $400 million filmed entertainment slate financing agreement with Societe generale de financement du Quebec (SGF), the provincial government’s investment arm, for the production of television series and feature films in Quebec. …

SILVER SPRING, August 1: As part of its global, multiplatform, environmentally friendly initiative Planet Green, Discovery Communications has acquired the eco-lifestyle website TreeHugger.com. TreeHugger.com was founded in 2004 by Graham Hill with the mission of bringing green living to the …

SANTA MONICA, July 31: Lionsgate has entered into a multi-year deal for the North American distribution rights to Kathy Smith’s line of fitness DVDs. The independent studio already claims to be home to some of the top fitness DVDs this …

NEW YORK/KNOXVILLE, July 31: Scripps Networks’ DIY Network has signed a deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) that brings a crafts series featuring the domestic diva to the channel this November. Martha Stewart Crafts is a new half-hour "best …

TORONTO, July 31: Beginning September 3, the Canadian animation channel TELETOON will boast a total of 34 shows with all new episodes, including 13 new series premiering on the network, 14 returning shows with new seasons and seven ongoing series. …

LONDON, July 31: The creators of the online serial drama phenomenon Lonelygirl15 are helping grow the Internet storytelling genre they pioneered with a new show, KateModern, in association with Bebo.com. The series is commissioned by and screened exclusively on Bebo.com, …

MIAMI, July 31: Telemundo Internacional’s novela Second Chance has launched in prime time on Citizen Television in Kenya and on the Galaxy TV and Gotel TV networks in Nigeria, and is set to roll out on several additional stations in …

DURBAN, July 31: Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour, a feature-length documentary about the environment, will premiere in South Africa at the upcoming Durban Wild Talk Africa festival, taking place next month. The 4-day festival, kicking off August 27 at ICC …

WOODLAND HILLS, July 31: California-based Showcase Entertainment has licensed its live-action kids’ adventure series Flight 29 Down to Canada’s Family Channel. The 30×30-minute show, which has already launched on Family Channel’s weekend evening schedule, follows the adventures of a group …