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SILVER SPRING: Eileen O’Neill, the recently installed group president at Discovery and TLC Networks, has tapped Amy Winter to oversee TLC and named Ed Sabin as group COO. As general manger and executive VP of TLC, Winter oversees all aspects of …

SYDNEY: XYZnetworks is to launch its fourth LifeStyle channel brand, LifeStyle HOME, on March 1, with an HD version of the flagship The LifeStyle Channel to launch on the same day. LifeStyle HOME focuses on inspiration and informative ideas for Australian …

LONDON: Optomen International has inked a range of deals across southern Europe for Gordon Ramsay’s classic shows as well as the latest series from the celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Shark Bait. Greece’s Skai TV opted for Shark Bait, a One …

SINGAPORE: Universal Networks International has rolled out its first high-definition channel in Southeast Asia, with Universal Channel HD now available on Telekom Malaysia’s IPTV platform HyppTV. Last year saw the launch of UNI’s first HD channel in Asia, Universal Channel HD Japan, …

LOS ANGELES: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has two new original series for its prime-time lineup, Searching For… and Breaking Down the Bars, while also picking Crime After Crime for its Documentary Film Club. Searching For… follows the real-life work of …

MONTREAL: Chantal Bowen has been tapped to succeed Caroline Fortier as executive director of the Youth Media Alliance (YMA) in Canada. Fortier is exiting the organization after 12 years. Bowen was formerly with the National Film Board of Canada, where …

  NEW YORK: The Kratt brothers, Chris and Martin Kratt, talk about children’s love for wildlife and how their new series Wild Kratts serves kids’ curiosity. Real-life zoologists turned "creature adventurers" Chris and Martin Kratt are best known, more simply, …

BURBANK: The dramas Switched at Birth and The Nine Lives of Chloe King and the comedy The Great State of Georgia are the newest original series to join ABC Family. The one-hour scripted drama Switched at Birth tells the story …

STOCKHOLM: TV3 and the premium sports channels Viasat Fotboll and Viasat Motor are set to a launch their HD versions on March 10 in Sweden. TV3 HD offers programs such as The Mentalist and Navy NCIS in high definition for …

PARIS: Zodiak Rights has closed a round of international sales for WikiLeaks: War, Lies and Videotape that includes broadcasters such as Discovery Europe, TV4 in Sweden, MTV OY in Finland and TVP in Poland. The documentary has further been picked …