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BOSTON: Virginia Hamilton has been promoted to director of distribution services for American Public Television (APT), while Hilary Finkel Buxton has been upped to director of APT Exchange. Previously the senior manager of APT’s distribution services, Hamilton has been involved …

MUMBAI: The RTL Group is partnering with Reliance Broadcast Network to launch a portfolio of English-language networks in India that will have access to FremantleMedia’s deep library of content. Reliance released details of the proposed 50-50 joint venture in a filing …

NEW YORK: The comedies Friends and Yes, Dear have been added to the lineup of Nick at Nite. Friends ran for 10 seasons on NBC, from 1994 to 2004. The ensemble comedy stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt …

MOSCOW/BURBANK: Gazprom-Media Holding and TNT-Broadcasting Network have launched a new VOD platform in Russia, now.ru, which features WarnerTV content. This is the first of the WarnerTV branded service in Russia, offering 24-hour on-demand access to hit series and movies from Warner …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Jason Priestley is on board to direct one episode of the second season of Entertainment One’s Haven, as well as guest star in a four-episode story arc. The move sees Priestley continuing his relationship with eOne, after having starred …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation is set to premiere In Search of Food, a new three-part series about the popularity of using locally sourced ingredients in the culinary world, on May 10 at 8 p.m. The  series will be hosted by chef, …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has secured an exclusive agreement with Sundance Channel to represent its nonfiction catalogue outside the U.S. Passion will bring 77 hours of new Sundance Channel HD programming to MIPTV. Titles include All on the Line, featuring Joe Zee, …

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has acquired a raft of programming to complement its exclusive output deals with Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros., including titles from Lionsgate and WWE Studios. “With 70 percent of 2010’s top 20 U.S. box office …

TORONTO: The National Film Board of Canada is in the works on a 3D documentary, The St. Judes, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules and produced by the NFB Ontario Centre’s Anita Lee. The project uses archival footage, black-and-white …

PARIS: Jamie Campbell Bower is set to join co-stars Joseph Fiennes and Eva Green at MIPTV for the international premiere of Camelot. The first two episodes of the series will be screened in the Palais des Festival’s Grand Auditorium on April …