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BEIRUT: The pan-Arab network LBC SAT has picked up the formats Top Chef and A Star’s Life in Lyrics to launch Arabic-language versions later this year. The reality competition Top Chef watches chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. …

NEW YORK: Sophie Lloyd is the new head of development for Peacock Productions UK, responsible for overseeing the development of original programs in the factual-entertainment genre. Her remit covers reality, lifestyle, crime, documentary and docusoap. Prior to joining Peacock Productions, …

ENCINO: Solid Entertainment has sold a raft of programming to Australia’s Foxtel for History Channel. Included in the deal are the one-hour historical docs Against All Odds, Inside the Britannic and Empires of Steam. There’s also 52 episodes of the …

LONDON: Just 1.2 million pay-TV consumers canceled their subscriptions in favor of over-the-top video alternatives in 2010, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms Media, reflecting just 0.18 percent of the global pay-TV market. The number of cord-cutters globally …

NEW YORK: The Syfy original movie Mega Python vs Gatoroid, which stars ’90s pop icons Debbie Gibson and Tiffany, garnered 2.35 million total viewers with its Saturday night debut. Part of the Syfy Saturday Original Movie franchise, Mega Python vs …

NEW YORK: Tim Duffy has been elevated to senior VP of original programming at Spike TV, having served in the VP role since 2005. Since his appointment as VP of original programming for Spike in April 2005, Duffy has spearheaded …

PREMIUM: Kids’ comedy tops the shopping list at TELETOON for its 2011 slate, says Caroline Tyre, the director of programming at the Canadian service. WS: What does TELETOON aim to offer its young viewers? TYRE: TELETOON offers the best in …

LOS ANGELES: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report are returning to Hulu following a new content partnership signed between the video site and Viacom. Current full episodes and clips of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The …

NEW YORK: Donald Sutherland, Eddie Izzard and Elijah Wood have signed on to star in the two-part movie event Treasure Island, an RHI Entertainment production set to launch on Syfy in 2012. Izzard (The Riches, Oceans 12) stars as Long …

NEW YORK: Ahead of the fifth edition of DISCOP Africa, taking place in Accra, Ghana, from February 9 to 11, World Screen speaks with a range of distributors about their plans for the market. World Screen‘s DISCOP Africa Preview includes …