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NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable is now offering its digital customers instant access to episodes of the new season of The Walking Dead 24 hours after they air on AMC. Customers can watch the new episodes of the hit AMC …

LOS ANGELES: At this year’s American Film Market (AFM), 27 films selected for the American Film Institute’s AFI FEST 2011 presented by Audi will be showcased. The American Film Market takes place in Santa Monica from November 2 to 9, …

ISTANBUL: Disney Channel has secured carriage on Free Sat in Turkey, bringing the service to more than 11 million households in the country starting January 12, 2012. The kid-focused, family-inclusive channel will be available on free-to-air television in Turkey, offering …

MIAMI/TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has sold the dramatic game-show format Wrong Number to SBT in Brazil and three seasons of Split to a network in Italy. Wrong Number is a game show produced by Tanin Productions, creator of Crocodile …

LONDON: A+E Networks has brought its Crime & Investigation network to the Middle East with a launch on OSN, marking the third new territory for the channel so far this year. Crime & Investigation is offered as part of OSN’s …

NEW YORK:  Nuno Bernardo, the CEO of beActive Entertainment, talks about the opportunities and challenges of working in the transmedia landscape in this video interview.   With audiences now on different platforms, the traditional linear viewing experience has changed and …

LOS ANGELES: Michele Val Jean, who has worked on the writing team of General Hospital for the past 18 years, has joined the writing team of The Bold and the Beautiful. Prior to General Hospital, Val Jean wrote for Santa …

SYDNEY: FOXTEL’s The Comedy Channel has licensed a raft of comedies from BBC Worldwide, among them the new Steve Coogan show Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters. The deal, totaling more than 40 hours of programming, sees seasons one and two of …

AUCKLAND: Starting November 14, season two of the preschool hit series The WotWots, a Pukeko Pictures production, will air daily on TVNZ Kidzone24. The WotWots, which launched in 2009, is now being broadcast in 90 territories across the world, including …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC’s lineup of original seasonal programs is to include the new holiday variety special A Michael Buble Christmas, The Sing-Off Holiday Special and William & Kate: Inside the Royal Marriage, among others. NBC’s traditional tree-lighting special, Christmas in …