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PREMIUM: Alex Ruzek, the programming director of the leading commercial channel in the Czech Republic, TV Nova, talks about balancing the mix of local content and imported series to satisfy the audience’s taste. What age groups do you target?   …

MUNICH: The Dick de Rijk game show You Deserve It has been ordered for a local version by Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Antena 3, in a deal with SevenOne International. The game show sees contestants playing on behalf of someone who …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group has shored up the exclusive Swedish broadcasting rights for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016, covering free TV, pay TV, mobile and the Internet. The group’s …

LOS ANGELES: The Style Network has lined up a slate of documentary specials that showcase provocative and controversial topics for its Style Exposed programming event. The event kicks off July 9 with Baring It All, which spotlights breast cancer survivors …

HONG KONG: This year’s CASBAA Convention, taking place in Hong Kong October 31 to November 3, will explore how multichannel operators in the Asia Pacific are tapping into consumers’ demands for content that can be accessed on multiple devices. The theme for …

LONDON: DRG has secured the worldwide distribution rights for Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, a one-hour doc produced for Channel 4 about the alleged war crimes carried out in the final weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war. Produced by ITN Productions, …

LONDON: BBC Four has picked up the rights to the 10-episode drama Borgen from DR/Danish Broadcasting Corp following the British success of the original Danish version of The Killing. From the same production company behind the BAFTA-winning The Killing, Borgen is …

BANFF: Hero Dogs of 9/11, a joint-venture project from Dog Files, Starlight Runner Entertainment and kelencontent that was inspired by a six-minute viral video, is being presented as a one-hour pilot to Animal Planet Canada. The video Hero Dogs of …

LONDON: More than 475 hours of programming have been sold by Cineflix International Distribution to broadcasters across Central and Eastern Europe so far in 2011. In Russia, sales total more than 225 hours of content in the first six months …

LOS ANGELES: CBS has ordered a 20th season of the reality competition The Amazing Race, while the 19th installment of the show kicks off this fall. Last season’s two editions of The Amazing Race averaged 11.19 million viewers. The 19th …