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SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia has scored the rights to TNT’s hit summer series Falling Skies for broadcast on AXN Beyond in Southeast Asia and AXN in Taiwan, India and Korea. Acquired from Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, the series—from …

ATLANTA: Just a few weeks since its U.S. debut, the DreamWorks Television and Steven Spielberg alien-invasion series Falling Skies has been renewed for a second season by TNT. Ten episodes have been ordered for season two, due to premiere in …

LONDON: A raft of new commissions have been made by BBC’s Natural History Unit for programming to air across BBC One and Two, among them an ambitious six-part series about animals’ survival tactics. For BBC Two, Wild Arabia takes viewers on …

SCHELLE/MOSCOW: Rio License has entered into a partnership with Studio 100 for bringing a licensing program for the Maya the Bee property into Russia and CIS territories. The CGI series will launch on a national channel in Russia at the …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC’s new reality competition series Fashion Star has added Nicole Richie and John Varvatos as celebrity mentors, joining previously announced mentor Jessica Simpson and host Elle Macpherson. Richie has appeared on a number of TV shows, including NBC’s Chuck …

ATLANTA: Dallas, a new series based on the popular ’80s drama, has been given the greenlight from TNT for ten episodes to premiere in summer 2012. The Dallas reboot stars Josh Henderson (90210), Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die), Jordana …

TORONTO: Nine more episodes of the Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl have been ordered by Showcase for season two, which premieres Sunday, September 4, at 9 p.m. Season two of the Prodigy Pictures production will be 22 episodes long. During …

NEW YORK: SpongeBob SquarePants is to invade the micro-blogging website Twitter with the debut of an original story, which will run from Tuesday, July 12, to Friday, July 15, leading up to the premiere of a new TV episode. The …

SAN FRANCISCO: LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, the first-ever LEGO Group and Lucasfilm computer animated special, is to premiere Friday, July 22, at 7 p.m. on Cartoon Network. The Padawan Menace special episode was written by Michael Price and …

LONDON: A range of new series have been commissioned by CBBC, including more episodes of the doc show My Life, as well as a project featuring comedian Vic Reeves. The doc series My Life returns in 2012 with four new …