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TOKYO: NHK World TV is presenting international audiences with an English-language broadcast of the special Mega-Tsunami: How Can We Protect Life? on May 14. The NHK special sheds light on questions such as What cause the giant tsunami that struck …

LONDON: In the run-up to its attendance at the L.A. Screenings, BBC Worldwide has secured a deal with Film & Arts Latin America, a Pramer network, for a range of drama titles. The deal includes the first season of Misfits, which …

NEW YORK: Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures from American Greetings Properties (AGP) is headed into its second season of production and has scored a range of deals across the world. The CGI-animated series, which debuted last fall in the U.S. …

MIAMI: Throughout the first six weeks of the second quarter of this year, Telemundo was the fastest-growing broadcast network with the largest percentage gain in viewers among adults 18 to 49 and 18 to 34, according to Nielsen Media Research. …

LOS ANGELES: CBS and Warner Bros. Television have confirmed that Ashton Kutcher will be joining the cast of Two and a Half Men this fall. Kutcher first came on the scene as Michael Kelso in the comedy That 70’s Show. …

SINGAPORE: Following a successful fourth season, Sony Style TV Magazine is returning to AXN in its fifth run on May 24. The entertainment newsmagazine features the latest Sony gadgets and lifestyle events and places like the Sony Studio 3D Technology Center …

LOS ANGELES: Debmar-Mercury has appointed Darren Doyle and Jim Kramer to senior VPs of sales, with Doyle representing the company on the U.S.’s West Coast and Kramer taking the East Coast. Both Doyle and Kramer were key to launching The Wendy …

TORONTO: This year’s Banff World Media Festival is to feature a panel discussion on the roles that traditional television and new digital technologies will play within the future media of consumption. The panel will be moderated by Michael Hennessey, the …

CANNES: Animasia Studio, an MSC Malaysia company, has entered into a $5.2 million co-production agreement with Chinese animation outfit Zhejiang Zhongnan Animation (ZN Animation) for the creation of a new 2D HD series, My Brother is Monkey King. The first season will …

SÃO PAULO: Cat’s Cradle is set to launch in prime time on Unitel in Bolivia on May 16. The telenovela centers on modern societies and the individualism and greed that pervades them; the cast includes Camila Pitanga of Tropical Paradise, Marcos …