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NEW YORK: Two original series have been greenlit for BBC America, one featuring Graham Norton and another with Richard Hammond, along with an initial slate of unscripted development projects. Would You Rather with Graham Norton (working title) is a 13×30-minute original …

NEW YORK: RHI Entertainment has put in place new members for the office of the CEO, following the exit of president and CEO Robert Halmi, Jr. announced earlier this month. In the wake of the departure of Halmi, Jr., along …

LOS ANGELES: Following the return of The Walking Dead to AMC on October 16, Fox International Channels (FIC) will begin its second-season rollout of the show globally starting October 17. The show returns to AMC on Sunday, October 16, and …

SILVER SPRING: The new Animal Planet series tentatively titled The Faroe Islands Project follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they try to stop the annual whale killings in the Danish Protectorate of the Faroe Islands. A companion series to …

LONDON: BabyTV has been added to the DTH satellite platform Dish TV and the D2H satellite service Videocon in India. The 24/7 commercial-free network is already on SUN Direct DTH and India and available around the country in the DVD …

LOS ANGELES: Jesus Perezagua has been named the president of Fox International Channels for Europe and Africa, and Jason Thorp was made the executive VP of content for the same regions. Perezagua will continue to be based in Amsterdam and …

TORONTO/NEW YORK: The online and mobile video site iThentic, which offers a curated library of short-form video content, has released 26 web series in the comedy, drama and documentary genres. All of the series will be available at the same …

HONG KONG: Following a deal with Celestial Pictures, Sony Max in Africa has secured exclusive cable and satellite broadcast rights for a range of titles from the Shaw Brothers Film Library. Sony Max, Sony Pictures Television’s 24-hour action and reality …

LONDON: The U.K. factual channel Yesterday has added to its Spirit of the Sixties season with a range of programs about music, fashion, sports and politics, for its September lineup. The season will feature a variety of documentaries and rockumentaries, …

PARIS: France’s TF1 reported a 79-percent gain in first-half operating profit, as advertising revenue was up yet programming costs were down. Operating profit reached 186.5 million euros, up from 104.4 million euros reported for the first half of 2010. Net …