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NEW YORK: The hit Syfy series Warehouse 13 is to begin production on a third season, with 13 fresh episodes going to air this summer.  Production gets under way in Toronto on February 9, picking up after the season two …

LONDON: Scott Free Productions, the venture founded by Tony and Ridley Scott, has joined Headline Pictures, Sennet Entertainment and FremantleMedia Enterprises as a co-producer on The Drivers, a period drama set against the backdrop of Le Mans. FME is funding …

PARIS: Vivendi has completed the sale of its 20-percent stake in NBC Universal for $5.8 billion, paving the way for GE to enter its new joint venture with Comcast Corporation. "We are very satisfied that our strategic objective to exit NBC Universal …

NEW YORK: ION Television has picked up the rights to existing and future episodes of the police procedural Flashpoint from CBS Television Distribution. The Canadian drama is currently in its third season on CTV; the season finale is due to air after the Super …

CULVER CITY: The Crackle app for Android now features an expanded slate with 250 full-length Hollywood movies and 1,000-plus TV episodes. The app first launched in October 2010 with 34 movies and 600 TV episodes. Titles now available or coming …

TOKYO: Masayuki Matsumoto has officially assumed his post as president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, succeeding Shigeo Fukuchi, who has ended his three-year term. Matsumoto joins NHK after many years with the Japan Railway Company, which he first joined in …

SINGAPORE: Colin Sherriff is taking on the role of VP of operations and technology at ESPN STAR Sports, effective immediately. Sherriff will oversee ESPN STAR Sports’ region-wide operations and technology matters related to its TV and broadband networks. He heads …

MILAN: Mediaset has inked deals with BBC Worldwide Channels and Discovery Communications Europe for new pay-TV networks that will be carried on Mediaset Premium beginning March 1. BBC Knowledge will offer a mix of science, technology, history, natural history and …

SHERMAN OAKS: The weekend lifestyle series America Now from Raycom Media and ITV Studios America will be expanded to a daily format, with Debmar-Mercury distributing the program in association with 30 Steps for syndication. Hosted by Bill Rancic, the lifestyle …

NEW YORK: On the heels of huge ratings for the third season rollout of Jersey Shore, the MTV show has been renewed for a fourth season that will take the cast to Italy. Production begins in the spring for season four, MTV said …