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LOS ANGELES: Fox Sports Media Group is set to produce a six-part original series for FUEL TV, Bruce Lee Lives!, which is scheduled to debut on the channel on June 17. The half-hour series, which is produced by Pangolin Pictures, …

LOS GATOS: Netflix saw its first-quarter profits almost double to $60.2 million, on revenues that gained 46 percent to $718.55 million. The company reported 3.3 million net subscriber additions in the U.S. in the period, a 94-percent year-on-year gain. Including …

NEW YORK: ION Media Networks has appointed Douglas Holloway as president of multichannel distribution, a role that will include overseeing ION Television’s distribution efforts and the digital channels qubo and ION Life. As part of his new position, Holloway will …

LONDON: The official list of the nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards has been announced, with Boardwalk Empire squaring off against Glee, The Killing and Mad Men in the international category. Misfits leads the …

HOLLYWOOD: The Church of Scientology, in a bid to expand into broadcasting, has acquired a Hollywood studio lot from public television station KCET. The 5-acre facility covers two sound stages, post-production resources and TV, satellite and Internet broadcasting capabilities. The …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Astro B.yond IPTV service is expected to expand into 167,000 homes in 730 high-rise residences in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, the northern state of Malaysia, by the end of the year. Astro’s collaboration with TIME dotCom Berhad …

LOS ANGELES: Zig Zag Productions has secured the first option on select Splash News-owned content for original series or documentary programming. The deal includes select celebrity news and unusual human-interest feature content. In addition to making this programming available to …

SHANGHAI: The Chinese video website Tudou has launched its second Internet drama series, Utopia Office. The series, which is targeted to the young, urban Chinese audience, follows a team of scientists charged to tackle a variety of science challenges in …

PREMIUM: Janice Hadlow, controller of BBC Two, discusses the channel’s need for original drama and informative factual fare. How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through Sunday? Morning schedule is devoted to children until about …

MIAMI: Venevision International has announced its programming slate for the L.A. Screenings, highlighting the telenovelas La Viuda Joven and Eva Luna. La Viuda Joven, which is produced by Venevision, is the story of a mysterious woman who has become a …