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LONDON, May 23: In a deal with CBS Paramount International Television, Five has acquired the exclusive terrestrial and digital rights to Californication, a new comedic drama series for Showtime starring David Duchovny. Five has not announced a broadcast date for …

TORONTO, May 23: Coverage of the National Football League (NFL) in Canada is moving from CanWest MediaWorks to CTV as part of a three-year deal that also includes exclusive rights to the Super Bowl. CTV has secured the exclusive Canadian …

LOS ANGELES, May 23: Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific), has renewed a multi-year, multi-genre volume agreement with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation’s youth-targeted terrestrial channel Studio 23 in the Philippines. Under this agreement, Studio 23 has licensed an extensive range of programming …

EL SEGUNDO, May 23: DIRECTV says it is on schedule to roll out up to 100 national HD channels by year-end, with a slate of new offerings due to launch on the platform this fall, including four high-definition networks from …

LONDON, May 23: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is offering up the international format rights to the new CBS game show Power of 10, created by Michael Davies. The deal follows CBS’s announcement this week that it would be picking …

NEW YORK, May 23: 4Kids Entertainment has expanded the reach of its 4Kids TV On Demand platform to 13.5 million homes through a recent launch on Cox Communications and an increase in Comcast’s digital cable subscribers. The recent launch on …

LOS ANGELES, May 23: PorchLight Entertainment has reached a multiplatform deal with Rounder Records to co-develop a range of programming and merchandise for the Boston-based tween pop group Girl Authority. PorchLight will begin its marketing, branding and public relations efforts …

NEW YORK, May 23: Non-fiction TV content producer Atlas Media Corp. is launching a new division devoted to the development and production of feature-length theatrical documentary films, with a deal already in place with VOOM HD networks for a film …

LONDON, May 23: In a deal brokered by Eyeworks Distribution, Zonemedia has acquired two reality series from New Zealand producer Eyeworks Touchdown, Miss Popularity and Treasure Island: Couples At War, for premiere on its Zone Reality feeds throughout Europe, the …

LONDON, May 23: The British independent production company Thumbs Up Productions has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce the 5×1-hour factual entertainment series Wright Across America, which sees football legend Ian Wright travel coast to coast across the U.S. on …