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LONDON: A host of programs starring the Finnish stunt group The Dudesons have been secured from Target Entertainment for air on Chello Zone’s Extreme Sports Channel. The daredevil foursome—akin to MTV’s Jackass pranksters—risk themselves for comedic, and often painful, entertainment. …

LONDON: Issuing its latest ad expenditure forecasts, ZenithOptimedia notes that television is the largest contributor to global growth, accounting for 49 percent of new ad dollars between 2010 and 2013, while its rising share of the ad pie shows no …

LONDON: Production has commenced on the three-part drama series Postcode, from Zodiak Media Group’s The Foundation, to air on CBBC later this year. Postcode, written by BAFTA-winning playwright Tony Marchant and filmed entirely on location in South London, will reflect …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission is seeking responses to its Green Paper on the online distribution of content and the creation of a "digital single market" for member states. The Green Paper explores how the regulatory framework needs to be adapted for …

SINGAPORE: Thai platform TrueVisions is the latest operator to add AXN HD—also available in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam—to its lineup. The channel is one of 11 HD networks carried by TrueVisions in its digital cable service. The other Sony Pictures …

LONDON: FremantleMedia is restructuring its European and Asia-Pacific businesses, with European heads Monica Galer and Daniela Matei now reporting to COO Gary Carter, while Asia-Pacific chief Ian Hogg will report directly to CEO Tony Cohen. The move results in the …

LOS ANGELES: Oprah Winfrey is to become permanent CEO as well as chief creative officer at her joint-venture channel with Discovery Communications effective this fall. Winfrey, who is also chairman of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, has enlisted Erik Logan and Sheri …

LOS ANGELES: Spirit Digital Media, a digital-content company backed by Content Media Corporation, is developing a TV comedy series inspired by an autobiographical feature from quarterly magazine Slake about an aspiring actor turned drug-runner who landed up in a federal prison. Spirit …

NEW YORK/LOS GATOS: Netflix streaming subscribers will continue to have access to film and TV library titles from NBCUniversal, with the companies announcing a multiyear renewal of their licensing agreement today. Under the terms of the deal with NBCUniversal Domestic Television …

MONTREAL: Bejuba! Entertainment and Small Screen Distribution have secured an array of new broadcasters for the preschool series Mr. Moon. Mr. Moon was picked up by SRC in Canada, ABC in Australia, KBS in Korea, TVNZ in New Zealand, TVB …