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LOS ANGELES: CBS has launched a free iPad app that gives users a unique look at the network’s new fall series, including the dramas Unforgettable, Person of Interest and A Gifted Man as well as the comedies 2 Broke Girls …

NEW YORK: The unscripted series Secret Stash from executive producer Kevin Smith has been given the go-ahead by AMC, which has also greenlit JJK Security, about a family-owned private security company. The 6×1-hour Secret Stash (working title) is executive produced by Smith …

MUNICH: Your Family Entertainment’s pay-TV channel yourfamily has joined the Swiss online platform Zattoo. yourfamily will be part of Zattoo’s new Pay TV package. The channel can also been seen in German-speaking countries through cable, IPTV and DTH platforms. In France, the service …

MIAMI: Univision Network’s fall slate is set to include the return of its hit novelas such as Timeless Love, the series Look Who’s Dancing and the 50th anniversary celebration of Sabado Gigante in 2012, among other highlights. The fall season …

SINGAPORE/DALLAS: One World Sports (OWS) has taken on the exclusive North American multiplatform rights to broadcast the third round of qualifiers to the 2014 FIFA World Cup from World Sport Group. OWS will air live and same-day delayed soccer matches …

SEOUL: The HD channel Life Inspired (Li) is co-producing the culinary show EdVentures in Asia with CREO Contents, Arirang TV and CJ Media, marking its third collaboration with the Korea-based outfits. The 13-episode series, set to air in early 2012, …

TORONTO: Universal Pictures UK is to release the first Rastamouse DVD on October 3 following a deal with DHX Media. The CBeebies stop-animation series’ DVD will feature six episodes and three sing-alongs. Rastamouse is based on the critically acclaimed books …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has sold 141 hours of content to China International TV Corporation (CITV), marking its largest sale ever to a single service in China. The 141 hours consist of Chinese dramas produced by MediaCorp, including The In-Laws, A Tale …

LONDON: The UKTV channel Watch has ordered the new series A Very British Party from Firecracker Films, the makers of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. A Very British Party will give viewers a look into a variety of extreme parties …

LONDON: Following a deal with Zodiak Rights, HDNet in the U.S. has picked up the comedy web series Goodnight Burbank, which originally debuted on Hulu. HDNet has the rights to the six-episode 30-minute series. Zodiak Rights had acquired the TV …