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NEW YORK: The women-focused channel WE tv has slated three new original series to add to its lineup, which will also include a second season of Braxton Family Values. WE tv renewed its original series Braxton Family Values, which stars …

LOS ANGELES: Zinkia Entertainment has inked a deal with Langer Juice Company for a promotional campaign in August for the children’s property Pocoyo. As part of the deal, consumers purchasing ten specially labeled bottles of Langer Juice throughout the month …

LONDON: New programming has been commissioned by Channel 4 across a range of genres, spanning factual, drama and comedy, alongside the channel acquiring the U.S. version of The Killing. Channel 4 acquired the rights to seasons one and two of …

MILAN: Mediaset Group’s first quarter financials show a 26-percent fall in net profit to 68.4 million euros, with revenues flat at 1.1 billion euros. The company said the quarter was impacted by a "difficult international economic situation." However, it has …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has renewed the hit series House, starring Hugh Laurie, for an eighth season, while new episodes continue to air on the network throughout this month. From David Shore, the medical drama features Laurie as an irreverent, controversial …

LONDON: Improvements in the British ad market helped drive ITV’s first-quarter revenues up by 11 percent to £500 million. TV advertising revenues for ITV were up 12 percent in the period, while external revenues from ITV Studios gained 7 percent to £64 million driven …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for a number of distributors heading to the L.A. Screenings are now available on WorldScreenings.com, allowing you to watch hundreds of clips and access detailed information on new shows being launched at the market. WorldScreenings.com allows …

HALLANDALE BEACH: Frecuencia Latina’s Peruvian adaptation of Dori Media’s telenovela Lalola has premiered on free TV in Venezuela and Ecuador. The format, which was the original idea of Sebastián Ortega for Underground Contenidos, debuted on LaTele in Venezuela on May …

KUALA LUMPUR: Fox International’s BabyTV has launched on pay-TV operator Astro in Malaysia. The network, which debuted in 2003, features short-form episodes that focus on early-learning themes and emphasize parent-child interaction. BabyTV offers exclusive original programming and, in addition to its …

LONDON: Releasing its financials for 2010, Channel 4 says it recorded a year-on-year revenue gain of 12.6 percent to £935.2 million, with an overall after tax profit that soared from £300,000 to £38.6 million. David Abraham, chief executive, noted, "2010 …