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UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has scheduled a special hour-long episode of The Voice to follow its exclusive coverage of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5. "There is no better showcase on television than to follow the Super Bowl, and we believe The …

NEW YORK: A&E Networks and the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) are seeking original unscripted TV projects from independent artists and production companies, with selected submissions to be produced as a pilot for possible development. The unscripted works must be …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has picked up Buried Treasure, a production of ITV Studios America that follows twin brothers Leigh and Leslie Keno, who travel across the country to help people discover the unknown treasures in their homes. The Keno brothers (Antiques …

BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe has brought the Internet streaming service HBO GO to Romania, following on recent launches in Poland and the Adria region. HBO GO is initially available in Romania to iNES IPTV clients who also have an HBO …

LOS ANGELES/SANTA MONICA: Hundreds of films from Miramax, including Pulp Fiction, Swingers and Scream, will be available to Hulu Plus subscribers, while a selection will also be offered up on the free ad-supported Hulu service. Effective today, Hulu Plus subscribers …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has selected Zee TV’s Subhash Chandra as the honoree for this year’s International Emmy Directorate Award. Chandra is a pioneer of Indian pay TV, founding Zee TV as the country’s first Hindi-language satellite channel …

SÃO PAULO: India: A Love Story, a telenovela from Globo TV International, has launched on Singapore’s Channel 5, which is owned by MediaCorp, during prime time. The drama centers on the differences between Brazilian and Indian cultures, and how love …

MUMBAI: RTL Group and Reliance Broadcast Network Limited have formally entered into a joint-venture pact for the rollout of three networks in India. The 50/50 joint venture will be incorporated in India. The pact includes two English-language thematic TV channels; one …

SINGAPORE: BBC Worldwide Channels in Asia has promoted Ryan Shiotani to VP and Daphne Kang to director of programming. In his new role, Shiotani will lead strategic programming efforts for BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies in Asia. …

TORONTO: Shaw Media has acquired the Canadian rights to NBC’s version of Prime Suspect from ITV Studios Global Entertainment for broadcast on Global this fall. Global will simulcast the ITV Studios America and Universal Media Studios co-production with NBC on Thursdays …