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SILVER SPRING: The feature-length documentary Trek Nation, which delves into Star Trek’s enduring popularity through its creator, the late Gene Roddenberry, is set to air on SCIENCE in the fourth quarter of 2011. Trek Nation is produced by Roddenberry’s son, …

MADRID: Banijay International has sold Sex Academy, a format from Denmark, to Spain. Spanish broadcaster Telecinco will have the Banijay Group company Cuarzo Producciones produce the 13×100-minute series Academia del Sexo, to premiere this fall. The series has more than …

HONG KONG: Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, a CGI animated television movie based on the Cartoon Network series Ben 10, is set to premiere globally on the channel in 2012. The movie is being directed by Victor Cook (The Spectacular …

LONDON: The Chello Zone-owned Horror Channel is to debut on September 6 in Italy on Sky Italia, replacing the Fantasy channel. The channel will feature a Best of British Horror Night for the premiere, and a night of Rob Zombie’s …

LONDON: Myar Craig-Brown has been named the executive producer of the drama production unit at ITV Studios, following the addition of Francis Hopkinson to the team as creative director. Craig-Brown will work with the drama team on the development and …

LOS ANGELES: News Corp. investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal continues to back Rupert Murdoch and son James, asserting in an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight that he is "not worried" about the future of the company but that it …

NEW YORK: New Knowledge Networks analysis shows that for three out of every ten minutes consumers spend with television, they are also engaging with other media, meaning that TV is a "solo medium" 70 percent of the time. For the …

BEVERLY HILLS: Relativity Media has optioned the feature-film rights for Voltron from World Event Productions to adapt a live-action feature-film version from the 1984 classic animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. The live-action movie will be produced by Atlas …

KUALA LUMPUR: Expanding its business lines to now include television assets, Star Publications of Malaysia has invested RM35 million ($11.7 million) for a 51-percent share in the Asian channel operator LI TV Holdings. LI TV Holdings’ current owner, Juita Viden …

TORONTO: The 2011 World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) is set to host this year’s 19th annual event in Paris, France, to be held November 29 to December 2. The event is expecting some 600 international broadcasters, producers …