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WARSAW: The soon-to-launch channel Kino Polska Muzyka, the latest addition to the Kino Polska portfolio, will focus on music, as well as cinema and pop culture in Poland. The new service will combine the film offerings from Telewizja Kino Polska …

STEENWIJK: BravaHDTV has expanded its carriage in France, securing a place in Bouygues Telecom’s HD TV packages. Bouygues Telecom initially offered BravaHDTV, the first European opera and culture HD channel, in November 2010 as part of the telecom’s high-speed fiber …

With investments in TV production companies and partnerships with leading format creators, in a little more than a year, Red Arrow Entertainment Group has already offered a number of hit shows to the international market. As part of the ProSiebenSat.1 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Advertising spending across all media in Malaysia recorded a 16-percent increase to RM 7.7 billion ($2.5 billion) in 2010, The Nielsen Company reports, with TV alone up 18 percent. Television ad spending rose to RM 2.9 billion ($947.2 million) …

LOS ANGELES: CBS has canceled the hit sitcom Two and a Half Men for the rest of the season, following star Charlie Sheen’s tirade against the show’s producer. The move by CBS to pull the sitcom follows recent expletive-filled rants …

BURBANK: ABC’s contract to carry the annual Academy Awards presentations has been extended for a further six years, through 2020. The contract was scheduled to expire in 2014. The February 27 broadcast of the Oscars marks the 36th consecutive ceremony …

NEW YORK: ION Television has secured the rights to 65 theatrical features from Universal Pictures, MGM and Sony Pictures for its Big Movie Weekend block. The features will begin rolling out on the network in March and will air on the schedule …

LOS ANGELES: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a second season of the docu-series Our America with Lisa Ling, with six new installments on the way. The show takes an in-depth look at some of the most controversial and thought-provoking …

BURBANK: Nancy Kanter has added general manager to her title at Disney Junior Worldwide, in addition to her role as senior VP of original programming. The newly created, expanded post will see Kanter continuing to lead the development and production …

LONDON: While BBC Showcase officially gets under way on Sunday, BBC Worldwide has already secured 22 sales for Human Planet, which focuses entirely on human beings as a subject. The eight-part series is a co-production with Discovery Channel and France Television. …