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NEW YORK, October 2: Comedy Central has ordered a second season of the hit animated show Lil’ Bush, set to premiere in spring 2008 with ten new episodes. Lil’ Bush presents the American president and his pals Lil' Condi, Lil' …

ENGLEWOOD, October 2: Starz Entertainment has acquired the multi-year broadband distribution rights to more than 100 feature films from Screen Media Ventures (SMV) for its online movie and download service Vongo. The deal enables 24-hour pay-per-view rental availability for the …

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 2: TV Globo has launched in Portugal on TV Cabo, with a free preview for the whole month of October for subscribers of TV Cabo’s digital services. From November onwards, TV Globo Portugal will take on …

HILVERSUM, October 2: Endemol International has secured a deal to become the exclusive entertainment partner for the modeling agency Elite World. The partnership will see Endemol develop TV formats and multimedia entertainment spinoffs around Elite’s events and brands. Endemol will …

LONDON, October 2: Entertainment Rights (ER) has signed a deal with RHI International Distribution for the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.S., to the animated movie Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone. Under the agreement, ER now holds the worldwide …

CULVER CITY, October 2: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has signed format deals for the new American game show Power of 10 in Australia, Chile, France and Greece. SPTI has finalized agreements for local versions of the format with Nine …

LOS ANGELES, October 2: ESPN has reached an agreement with World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) to bring exclusive, live Olympic and lifestyle sports event coverage to ESPN360.com, its recently relaunched live sports broadband network. Under the deal, WCSN will be …

LONDON, October 2: The Canadian pay-TV network Superchannel, slated to launch this fall, has acquired a range of programming from Channel 4 International. As part of the agreement, Superchannel will present a range of Channel 4 drama and comedy series, …

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS, October 1: Zodiak Television has reached a deal to acquire 100 percent of the shares in the Belgian and Dutch production firm Kanakna. The move aims to bolster Zodiak’s presence in Benelux and other markets in continental Europe. “This …

LONDON, October 1: Granada International has appointed Tobias de Graaff as senior VP of sales for Europe, based in the company’s London offices. De Graaff will report to Tim Mutimer, the director of sales, and will manage the company’s international …