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LONDON: Sky is ramping up its HD offerings with the addition of Disney XD HD, which launches October 18. A high-definition version of the Disney XD channel will be available across the U.K. and Ireland. The launch lineup will include HD …

LONDON: Wrestling sensation Hulk Hogan is aligning with Endemol and the licensing division of Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment for a new online game, Hulk Hogan’s Hulkamania. The new game is slated for a worldwide release early next year and will be distributed …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate’s senior executives have issued a statement noting that the proposed combination with MGM is a "natural fit" for the studio. Earlier this week, the independent studio proposed a merger with debt-laden MGM, in a plan that would see …

NEW YORK: World Screen sat down with Emily Rose and Eric Balfour, stars of the new eOne Syfy series Haven, to talk about the show’s success, and its appeal on the international market.   Over the last year, Entertainment One …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1’s Red Arrow Entertainment Group has aligned with Pontus Gårdinger to launch Snowman Productions in the Nordic region, to be headquartered in Stockholm. Gårdinger, who has more than 15 years of experience in the TV business, will lead the …

BURBANK: Alastair McKenzie has been promoted to senior VP of legal and business affairs for Europe at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Moving up from VP of the same post, McKenzie will take on expanded responsibilities in all aspects …

BURBANK/LONDON: Warner Bros. Television Group has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Shed Media, which includes Shed Productions, Ricochet, Twenty Twenty, Wall to Wall, Shed Scotland and Shed US. Shed Media will remain an independent production company, while …

NEW YORK: Jemma Adkins has been named senior VP of fiction within the sales and distribution division of BBC Worldwide Americas, relocating from the London headquarters to the New York office. Adkins, a nine-year veteran of BBC Worldwide, will work to develop …

WEST PALM BEACH: ION Life stocks its grid with programming on "healthy and active living." ON THE RECORD: MARC ZAND, EXECUTIVE VP, DIGITAL NETWORKS, ION MEDIA NETWORKS How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through …

TORONTO: The 2011 Banff World Television Festival Program Competition is now accepting submissions, with 29 awards to be handed out during the event, held June 12 to 15. The jury hosts, comprised of leading international senior television executives, are recruited …