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PREMIUM: Maria Nadolna, the international affairs director for Telewizja Polska (TVP), discusses the strategies for casting a wide net when programming for the Polish pubcaster’s two channels. What age groups do you target?   Telewizja Polska has two universal channels, …

LONDON: Target Entertainment and Back2Back Productions have teamed up to co-produce the documentaries In Search of Pippa Middleton, about Kate Middleton’s little sister, and Kate and the Real Housewives of Anglesey, which talks to the townspeople of the isle that …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has renewed its most-watched and highest-rated show, Tosh.0, for a fourth season, to premiere in January 2012 and include 26 new episodes. Hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, the program, which showcases viral videos from the Internet, …

NEW YORK: The new series Bar Rescue, which features failing nightlife establishments given a chance for transformation with the help of consultant Jon Taffer, is to premiere on Spike TV on July 17 in a 10 p.m. slot. The series …

MILAN: GUT Edizioni’s Big Bang is to develop a back-to-school line for the tween property The Qpiz, in a deal with Zodiak Kids’ Italian L&M agent, Teamworks. The company will launch a complete line for the 2012 back-to-school season that …

LONDON: Nurse Jackie, distributed by CBS Studios International, will move to Sky Atlantic for its third and future seasons, following a two-season run in the U.K. on BBC Two. The British pay-TV platform has scooped up the exclusive free and basic U.K. rights …

LONDON: Sky has acquired 110 hours of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? for its game show network Challenge in a deal with Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic, which also sold the Irish, Canadian and U.S. versions of Dragons’ Den to …

ATLANTA: The Cartoon Network megahit franchise Ben 10 is being developed into a live-action theatrical feature film by Joel Silver and Silver Pictures. The deal grants Silver and his production company the exclusive rights to develop and package the property …

NEW YORK: Despite the proliferation of Internet and mobile devices for accessing video content, overall traditional TV viewership increased by 22 minutes per month per person over last year, reports Nielsen in its latest Cross Platform Report. The TV set is still …

NEW YORK/ENGLEWOOD: The wellness and lifestyle network Veria TV has been added to the HD channel lineup of DISH Network. Veria joins DISH Network’s America’s Top 250 package. The channel is devoted to showcasing programming that promotes the benefits of living …