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TORONTO, June 19: As part of its fall schedule this year, Canada’s Teletoon has picked up six series from Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block for its late-night, 18-to-34-targeted programming lineup. "By acquiring the original Adult Swim titles, Teletoon is fulfilling …

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 16: DECODE Entertainment has notched up several new deals on the first and second seasons of its hit live-action tween series Naturally Sadie. Nickelodeon International has taken the second season for its channels in Spain, Italy, Scandinavia and …

SANTA MONICA, June 16: Mobile content provider Viva! Vision has launched five new mobile channels targeted to the Hispanic market, including one exclusively devoted to the World Cup. In addition to the World Cup Soccer channel, featuring some content from …