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MUMBAI: The BIG CBS Prime channel in India is launching the new U.S. legal drama series The Defenders on November 7. The Defenders features Las Vegas defense attorneys who lead the law firm of Morelli & Kaczmarek, with Jim Belushi …

SYDNEY: The international co-production Teenage Fairytale Dropouts, distributed by CCI Entertainment, has been added to Seven Network’s lineup for 2013. The 52-episode 11-minute series is a co-production between Anima Estudios, SLR Productions, Home Plate Entertainment and Telegael. CCI Entertainment signed …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Abigail Harvey and Noah Pollack have both been named VP of reality programming for Lifetime Networks for the East and West Coast, respectively. Harvey and Pollack will be responsible for developing and overseeing production of non-fiction projects …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s Asia-based channel ITV Granada has secured new carriage deals with major pay-TV platforms in the Middle East, India and South Korea. The deal sees ITV Granada launching in the Middle East on the OSN DTH …

HONG KONG: The heads of Sky Perfect JSAT, J:COM and WOWOW told CASBAA delegates in a session today that they are looking to international content to help them drive the Japanese multichannel market, while the AsiaPac leaders of four top …

LONDON/OSLO: Nordic World’s dating series Babes on the Bus has been optioned by Endemol and is set for a global rollout. Endemol optioned Babes on the Bus for the world, excluding the Nordic territories and France, where it is already …

NEW YORK: For the third quarter of 2011, Time Warner posted revenues of $7.1 billion, up 11 percent on the same period a year prior and marking the highest growth rate for the company since Q3 2007. Time Warner had …

LOS ANGELES: Cineflix Studios has appointed Miura Kite to the role of executive VP. Kite, the former head of development at The Playtone Company, will be responsible for overseeing development in the U.S. and the scripted side of Cineflix’s Los …

HONG KONG: Richard Li received the Lifetime Achievement Award at CASBAA today for his pioneering role in the development of pay television in Asia. "Not only was he a pioneer once, he was a pioneer twice," said Marcel Fenez, CASBAA’s …

CULVER CITY: 3net is to debut 15 world 3D premieres, in addition to unveiling its new 3D on-air look, during the month of November. 3net’s November programming highlights include the debut of the new original food and travel series Bloody …