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BOSTON/TORONTO: Boston’s WGBH and DHX Media have inked a deal to produce a fourth season of the PBS KIDS preschool show Martha Speaks. The animated series is targeted toward 4- to 7-year-olds and is based on the best-selling books by …

DALLAS: A new Parks Associates report projects that 81 percent of U.S. and Canadian pay-TV subscribers will be able to access content online via TV Everywhere services by the middle of this year. U.S. platforms in particular have embraced TV Everywhere, …

NEW YORK: Lifetime has expanded its original programming slate, doubling its number of scripted series and more than tripling the amount of reality content on the network for 2011-12. On the scripted side, Lifetime has lined up summer launches for …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has signed a deal to acquire the movie service Flixster, including the assets of the film website Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster, founded in 2006, is used by more than 25 million people each month. The …

BURBANK: ABC has picked up Celebrity Wife Swap, a new spin on the hit international format, from Zodiak USA. The revitalized version will feature celebrities swapping homes in a week-long challenge. The wives from these two families exchange husbands, children …

LOS ANGELES: Carsey-Werner International Television has taken on the worldwide distribution rights to In with the Flynns, the new comedy series from Caryn Mandabach Productions for BBC One. The show stars Will Mellor and Niky Wardley as Liam and Caroline, a …

SUMMIT: A four-year broadcast deal signed by Apparent Gravity Media sees Discovery Channel, Discovery World HD and Animal Planet become the official broadcasters of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Canada through 2015. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show …

HONG KONG: Discovery’s Tom Keaveny, PCCW’s Janice H. Y. Lee and Turner Broadcasting’s Steve Marcopoto have been elected to CASBAA’s Board of Directors. Keaveny, executive VP and managing director of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific; Lee, executive VP of PCCW; and Marcopoto, president and managing …

LOS ANGELES: Josh Barry has been tapped to serve as partner for Prospect Park in the company’s TV group. In his new role, Barry will be responsible for developing and producing drama and comedy series, along with reality and nonfiction …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: WWE Superstar Edge is set to guest star on the Syfy original series Haven. In the show, which is based on The Colorado Kid by Stephen King, the wrestling star will play a long-time resident of the …