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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 …

LOS ANGELES/MIAMI: Toei Animation has secured new licensing and merchandising deals in Latin America for a number of its animated properties. In the home-entertainment arena, Brazil’s Playarte will create a DVD box set for Saint Seiya: Myth of the Resurrected …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises is on board as a co-producer on adaptations of the "Jack Taylor” crime novels by Irish author Ken Bruen, and will also represent the films in continental Europe. The series of adaptations kicks off with The Magdalen Martyrs …

NEW YORK: AOL has launched a late-night video block of programming that will feature content from The Adam Carolla Show, Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show and Kevin Smith’s SModcast Network. AOL Late Night launched on January 24, with a lineup that …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Next month, National Geographic Channel in the U.S. will re-broadcast the acclaimed film Restrepo, which today picked up an Academy Award nomination for best documentary feature alongside, among others, Exit Through the Gift Shop and Gasland. Restrepo, the …

MIAMI: TeleFutura On Demand is a new service that provides 24-hour access to a range of prime-time novelas within one day of their linear broadcasts. New programming is to be made available on a daily basis. The launch lineup includes …

VANCOUVER: Disney XD in the U.S. has licensed all 52 episodes of Storm Hawks from Nerd Corps Entertainment for launch this year. The comedy/adventure series, which follows the high-flying adventures of five teens on flying transforming motorcycles, has rolled out to …

MIAMI: Sir Martin Sorrell, the CEO of ad giant WPP Group, delivered the opening keynote at NATPE under the banner “Kiss & Punch,” representing the need to cooperate and compete in the media industry. Sorrell began by talking about how …

BARCELONA: Cartoon Network Latin America has acquired Timoon Animation’s Monk in a deal with Imira Entertainment, which is also representing the free-TV rights to Breakthrough Entertainment’s Dino Dan in the region. Breakthrough’s hit live-action series recently sold to Discovery Kids in …