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TORONTO: GlassBOX Television has named Marcia Martin as the senior VP of creative content for commissioned and in-house programming. In the newly created position, Martin will work with in-house and independent producers, overseeing all aspects of original content, including development, …

VIENNA: Beatrice Riesenfelder and Franz Prenner are to work alongside each other within ORF’s commercial arm, ORF-Enterprise, while Andrew Solomon leads the natural-history and science department, Universum, and Berend Dreier and Marion Camus Oberdorfer split sales duties. Riesenfelder has taken …

NEW YORK: A multiplatform block of branded original content tapping into the assets of Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment was among the new programming highlights announced by Cartoon Network at its annual upfront presentation. In all, the network unveiled 13 new animated series, …

NEW YORK: Logo has acquired the five-season series Absolutely Fabulous and will kick off the premiere with a week-long marathon beginning April 16 at 2 p.m. Absolutely Fabulous, which will move to its permanent time slot with episodes airing on …

TORONTO: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has a number of new films set to air at this year’s Hot Docs, taking place April 28 to May 8 in Toronto. Six films from the NFB have been selected for …

NEW YORK: The horror channel Chiller has unveiled its new slate of original programming, including a special and two original movies that are set to air over the third and fourth quarters of 2011. Remains is an original movie based …

LONDON: Universal Networks International (UNI) is continuing to roll out its Universal Channel HD, with a new launch in Turkey and expanded distribution secured in Southeastern Asia. Universal Channel HD has now launched in Turkey. Separately, Universal Channel HD followed up …

BOSTON: APT Worldwide has scored the international representation rights to Earth: The Operator’s Manual, which is set to premiere on PBS in April. The one-hour special, which is hosted by geologist Richard Alley, provides an overview of the Earth’s climate …

LONDON: Coolabi has sold its preschool program Poppy Cat to the children’s network Sprout, which will air the 52×11-minute animated series in the U.S. later this year. Poppy Cat features the children’s character from Lara Jones’ book series that has …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen—featuring interviews with CBS’s Leslie Moonves, Viacom’s Philippe Dauman, RTL Group’s Gerhard Zeiler, Discovery’s John Hendricks, Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm and more—is now available. You can also access the digital editions of TV Europe, …