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SINGAPORE, June 16: MTV is set to produce customized versions of the reality series MTV Meet or Delete in China, India, Korea and Australia. The series was developed in collaboration with HP's PC business as a component of its new …

TORONTO, June 16: The MuchMusic Video Awards, distributed by CHUM International, will air in a record 65 markets this weekend across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe and North America. The MMVAs—which have aired outside of Canada for 12 …

MONTREAL, June 16: Distraction has secured a trio of new deals on the Jonathan Goodson game show Dirty Rotten Cheater, including one with France 2 for its summer schedule. The format was recently renewed by TBS in Japan and has …

BURBANK, June 16: Strawberry Shortcake is making her way into the feature-film world with Sweet Dreams, a full-length animated movie that rolls out this October, in a deal between brand owner American Greetings Corp., licensing agent DIC Entertainment and licensee …

SANTA MONICA, June 16: Lionsgate is developing television projects for the 12-year-old actress/singer Keke Palmer, star of Akeelah and the Bee, and may also cast her in existing productions. Kevin Beggs, the president of television programming and production at Lionsgate, …

LOS ANGELES, June 16: Ahead of Licensing Show, Cookie Jar Entertainment has announced the appointment of Mattel as master toy licensee for the new series Spider Riders, while home video rights have gone to FUNimation Entertainment. The series, which falls …

CHATSWORTH, June 16: Image Entertainment has taken on the exclusive North American home video and digital distribution rights to three films by Hong Kong-based filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang. The deal was concluded by the company’s European subsidiary, Image Entertainment …

TORONTO, June 15: In Budapest next week for DISCOP, Breakthrough Entertainment will be showcasing Cradle of Lies, the company’s first TV movie, as well as factual properties, formats and kids’ fare. The 90-minute film is a production of Blueprint Entertainment …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, June 15: Independent studio Lionsgate has reported a fiscal 2006 net profit of $6.1 million, down some 70 percent from the previous year’s $20.3 million, despite a 13-percent gain in revenues to $951.2 million. Free cash flow was …

TORONTO, June 15: CCI Entertainment is attending DISCOP with a slate of kids’ animated series, headlined by the 3-D CGI production Erky Perky. The series follows the adventures of two bickering and dim-witted bugs, Erky and Perky, who spend their …