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TOKYO: In an initiative to help those affected by the Great East Japan earthquake, Nippon Television Network and its 31 affiliates that comprise the 24-Hour Television Charity Committee have donated 530 million yen toward relief efforts. This is its second …

NEW YORK: Morgan Spurlock has signed on to host a new original series for Current TV about 50 of the most powerful, provocative and moving documentary films of the last 25 years. Launching August 1, 50 Documentaries To See Before You Die, …

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon has ordered a third season of Big Time Rush, the live-action comedy created by Scott Fellows and produced in partnership with Sony Music. The series stars Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena and Logan Henderson; it chronicles …

STOCKHOLM: The COO of Modern Times Group (MTG), Anders Nilsson, will assume responsibility for pay-TV operations in the Baltic region, while Irina Gofman, the CEO for MTG in Russia and CIS, will take on the company’s mini-pay-channel business in CEE and other emerging markets. …

LOS ANGELES: OWN is taking an hour from its regularly scheduled programming today, May 25, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., to direct viewers to watch the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The network has also lined up …

LONDON: The prime-time entertainment format Secret Fortune is being given local treatments in Germany and Sweden via deals signed by DRG and Eyeworks. The format debuted on BBC One earlier this year, where the number-one-rating show consistently won the 8 p.m. …

TORONTO: Skyreader Media, the recently established eReading division of Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group, has unveiled Skyreader, a new patent-pending technology platform that transforms books and other IP into interactive eBook apps. Skyreader was created to deliver Skywriter’s library of …

NEW YORK: Luis Silberwasser, the executive VP and chief content officer for Discovery Networks International (DNI), talks about TLC’s international rollout, as well as the strategy for local markets.     Although based in Miami, Silberwasser is in charge of the company’s …

MONTEREY: The market for over-the-top (OTT) video services in Europe is being driven by rollouts in the U.K. and France, SNL Kagan reports in a new study. The study focused on France, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and Spain and found …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment’s Pocoyo is expanding its retail presence, with the property’s DVD titles from NCircle Entertainment to be offered at Kmart, 7-Eleven and Redbox video kiosks. Maria Doolan, the managing director of brand and business development for Zinkia Entertainment, commented: …