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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 …

NEW YORK, October 9: Entertainment Rights will launch a variety of content from the live-action series Jim Jam & Sunny on AOL’s preschool-targeted broadband platform KOL Jr. beginning this fall. Through the agreement with KOL Jr., Jim Jam & Sunny …

NEW YORK, October 9: Spike TV has inked a two-year talent and production deal with Jesse James, a custom bike and car builder, producer, publisher, television host and restaurateur. Within the two-year deal, James’ production company, Payupsucker Productions, will produce …

CANNES, October 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the annual music award shows The BRIT Awards and The Classical BRIT Awards, which are both available for sale to international buyers at MIPCOM this week. Each year, The BRIT Awards show …

STOCKHOLM, October 9: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has struck a deal to represent the entire catalogue from Strix Television throughout Latin America. As part of the agreement, SPTI will represent more than 70 Strix formats throughout Latin America, allowing …

LONDON/NEW YORK/CANNES, October 9: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is debuting a new 40×30-minute customized comedy series, The Colbert Report Global Edition, from Comedy Central, at MIPCOM this week. Compiled from the original series, The Colbert Report Global Edition is adapted …

CANNES, October 9: Animal Planet International has launched a new programming slate focused on celebrating and protecting the natural world, which will be headlined by Animals Save the Planet, a series of animated short films. The new slate will roll …

CANNES, October 9: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), Off the Fence and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have joined forces for a multimillion-dollar initiative to commission 15 one-hour original documentary programs in high-definition from Singaporean filmmakers. The initiative …