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NEW YORK: Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is getting her own special on Bravo, The Kandi Factory, which follows the multi-platinum songwriter as she transforms aspiring musicians into pop stars.  In the special, Burruss will give two protégés …

MIAMI: The series Behind Every Woman (Las Aparicio) and Beauties and The Boss, distributed by Telemundo Internacional, have debuted in Canada on TLN. Behind Every Woman premiered Monday on TLN and has already found success in Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador and …

NEW YORK: More than a third of U.S. consumers ages 13 to 54 say they use Netflix for streaming and/or rentals at least once a month, according to research from Knowledge Networks. The report, How People Use Over-the-Top TV—a phenomenon …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Production has secured the rights to distribute the new NorthSouth Productions format Impractical Jokers, available at MIPCOM. Beginning in December, the half-hour series will air on truTV in the U.S. It features four friends—Sal, Murr, …

WASHINGTON D.C.: The former U.S. secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld has agreed to be interviewed on Al Jazeera’s English-language channel for the first time, setting aside his long-standing feud with the broadcaster. Rumsfeld is to appear on tonight’s edition of …

BUENOS AIRES: BBC Worldwide is to produce its first drama in Latin America, Los Sonicos, for Canal Nueve in Argentina. Canal Nueve will co-produce the series alongside BBC Worldwide and GP Media. The series follows a famous Argentine rock band …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has a number of digital specials to showcase to buyers, among them Planet Egypt. Planet Egypt is a web special that presents Ancient Egypt, unlocking secrets of this ancient civilization. Users can go on missions to decrypt …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has appointed Wooky Entertainment as the master arts and crafts licensee for the series Artzooka! The show, which airs in more than 30 markets worldwide, will get a full range of arts and crafts products. The line …

SINGAPORE: The K-Pop channel KMTV and the Mandarin-language kids’ channel momkids Asia are joining the StarHub lineup for viewers in Singapore. Starting October 1, StarHub customers can watch KMTV, a 24-hour K-pop channel featuring music and entertainment programs. The service …

LONDON: Kylie Munnich has been appointed senior VP of distribution for the U.K., Africa and Ireland at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), shifting from her previous role as the VP of distribution for Australia and New Zealand. Munnich will lead the …