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LONDON: Endemol and MediaCorp are bringing the hit game show The Money Drop to Singapore, with a local version to launch in prime time on Channel 5 this fall. Marking the format’s first commission in Asia, the deal will see …

NEW YORK: David Leach, the managing director of Mentorn International, discusses the expansion of the company’s slate, the challenges of operating in the British media landscape today and plans for further building the company’s U.S. business.   Best known for …

SINGAPORE: Christine Fellowes takes on the role of managing director for Asia Pacific at Universal Networks International, where she will oversee NBCUniversal’s pay-TV channels in the region, as Raymund Miranda exits the post. Fellowes had been overseeing E! Entertainment, The …

LOS ANGELES: Addressing some of the logistical difficulties from this year’s NATPE Conference and Market, the event’s organizers have unveiled some changes for the 2012 edition, including adding additional exhibition meeting room options and spreading out the exhibitor suites at the Fontainebleau …

BUDAPEST: Banijay International’s Seasons of Life is to receive a local treatment for STB in Ukraine, with five half-hour episodes to air in the fall. The docu-reality format tells the stories of four families as they go through life’s four …

LISBON: As of July 1, FOX International Channels’ FOX Movies network will be available on all major pay-TV platforms in Portugal. The 24-hour movie network is available free-to-air in the Middle East and North Africa and as a pay-TV service in Japan …

SILVER SPRING: All-new episodes of Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild are slated to roll out starting July 11, featuring actor Jake Gyllenhaal joining host Bear Grylls for an expedition in Iceland. The new episodes kick off July 11 at 9 …

LOS ANGELES: Terry O’Quinn is joining fellow Lost alumnus Daniel Dae Kim on the cast of the CBS hit Hawaii Five-0 in its second season. O’Quinn, who won an Emmy Award in 2007 for his supporting role on Lost, will portray …

LOS ANGELES: The male-skewing Fuel TV network has commissioned a new 13-part travel-based series, Strangers in Danger, starring BMX pros and best friends Zack “Catfish” Yankush and Mike “Rooftop” Escamilla. The series launches in the Fuel TV lineup in September. The …

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has signed up FOXTEL’s Comedy Channel in Australia and Viacom’s Comedy Central in New Zealand for the comedy Angry Boys. The Comedy Channel will air the show in Australia, while Comedy Central takes the premiere rights for …