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LONDON: Television advertising still has the greatest impact on consumer behavior, according to a new Deloitte report out of the U.K., which cited that TV ad’s appeal is strongest among young respondents. The Deloitte survey of 4,000 U.K. citizens, with …

LOS ANGELES: The comedy series Breaking In, starring Christian Slater, has been given a second-season order by FOX for 13 additional episodes. The show, created by Adam Goldberg (Fanboys) and Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), will return in FOX’s 2012 schedule. …

LOS ANGELES: USA Network is bringing back the crime drama White Collar for a fourth season, ordering 16 fresh episodes. The 16 episodes are likely to be split between summer 2012 and winter 2013. A further six episodes remain in …

NEW YORK: Time Warner has reportedly thrown its hat in the ring for the potential purchase of a majority stake in Poland’s TVN. ITI Holdings is reportedly selling its entire 56-percent share in TVN. Markus Tellenbach, TVN’s CEO, is said …

LONDON: Channel 4 has ordered a comedy about newspaper phone hacking from Guy Jenkin, co-creator of Drop the Dead Donkey. The hour-long program, tentatively titled Hacks, is set within a fictional newspaper, where phone hacking, blagging and "pinging" are used …

LONDON: ITV Studios and the British online gaming company Gamesys have signed a deal for the creation of a series of web games surrounding the Syco TV series Red or Black? The deal with Gamesys is for a series of …

LONDON: GroupM Entertainment and Dragonfly are co-producing the international competitive format World’s Toughest Truckers for Channel 5. Eight truckers from around the world will compete in extreme trucking challenges in locations such as Australia, Canada and India. The 8×1-hour series …

TORONTO, August 25: Jordan Schwartz has been made the VP of lifestyle and entertainment production at Rogers Media Television. Schwartz will report to Jamie Haggarty, the executive VP of television operations. He will enhance Citytv’s Breakfast Television program in five …

SYDNEY: This vs. That, produced by Hotchkiss Industries, is to be offered internationally by Beyond Distribution at MIPCOM. The series will test scientific theories through experiments and demonstrations by experts to answer questions. Guest stars will include Marc DeCarlo (Taste …

LONDON: Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) is to unveil a new on-air look for Discovery Channel in 105 countries beginning August 29. The change follows the channel’s new brand identity, “Life Unlimited.” The new …