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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, …

BUENOS AIRES: BondiBand has been scooped up by Disney XD for Latin America. The 52×11-minute animated series, which targets boys and girls in the 4-to-11 age range, features a group of six rock musicians who have magical rocks that allow …

RTL Group today revealed that its 2010 net profit almost tripled from 205 million euros to 611 million euros. The gains for the year included a recovery in ad revenues across its Western European assets, plus a 7.5-percent hike in revenues …

NEW YORK: Bernhard Schwab, Tandem Communications’ sales director, recently sat down with World Screen to discuss the company’s mini-series and TV-movie slate.   On the heels of the global success of The Pillars of the Earth, Tandem Communications is continuing …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has signed a number of deals for shows in its reality-TV catalogue. In Latin America, Panama’s Medcom has snapped up MTV’s prank show Boiling Point, while Brazil’s Globosat has acquired the second season of MTV’s …