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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 …

NEW YORK: Time Warner’s 2010 revenues gained 6 percent to $26.9 billion, while quarterly revenues rose 8 percent to $7.8 billion, delivering a net income of $769 million. “Time Warner had an outstanding year in 2010," said Jeffrey Bewkes, chairman …

LONDON: Bedlam Productions, the producer behind the Oscar-nominated movie The King’s Speech, has appointed LillaVision to represent its slate of non-scripted and scripted TV projects. Bedlam Productions is led by Simon Breen, Simon Egan and Gareth Unwin. The London-based indie …

NEW YORK: Elizabeth Guider, most recently the editor of The Hollywood Reporter, is set to begin contributing feature articles to World Screen. Guider was editor of The Hollywood Reporter for three years, following 18 years at Variety. The veteran journalist …