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PREMIUM: Barbara Uecker, the head of programming and acquisitions at ABC3, talks about her plans for the increased buying budget at the Australian children’s channel. WS: How have you positioned ABC3 in the market, having just launched the channel in …

AUCKLAND/NEW YORK: Mediaworks NZ’s new entertainment channel FOUR (recently rebranded from the music network C4) has reached a deal with Sesame Workshop to air Sesame Street every morning beginning February 7. The New Zealand network will air the show from 6 …

MEXICO CITY: Disney Media Networks Latin America and TV Azteca are co-producing a Mexican version of ABC Studios’ Grey’s Anatomy. Vista Productions is producing A corazón abierto for TV Azteca. It is building a hospital set over 1,600 square meters to …

OSLO: The Documentary Channel in the U.S. has bagged The Future of Water, filmed in 25 countries around the world to focus on the management of our fresh-water supply, from Nordic World. The 3×50-minute doc was originally produced by Norwegian …

NEW YORK/MIAMI: AETN International is representing program sales for original productions from A&E Ole Networks, a joint venture of AETN and Ole Communications that operates A&E, HISTORY and BIO in Latin America. A&E Ole Networks produces more than 90 hours …

NEW YORK: Verizon FiOS has added Television Dominicana, Supercanal and VeneMovies to its slate, bringing the number of Spanish-language networks it carries up to 34. "We’re excited to be able to add three more Spanish-language channels to our growing FiOS TV …

LONDON: A Kazakh version of The Money Drop is part of a wide-ranging deal secured between Endemol and Channel 7. As part of the long-term partnership, Endemol’s Weit Media becomes the principal production partner for Channel 7, and Endemol Worldwide …

TEL AVIV: The Armoza Formats game show Upgrade is to debut in Canada on channel V on February 1, with a commission for a full 14-episode season. The Canadian treatment is being produced by La Presse Tele. It will be …

NEW YORK: Robert Bakish has been elevated to the newly created position of president and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks from his previous role of president of MTV Networks International. Reporting directly to Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and CEO, Bakish will oversee …

NEW YORK: Regis Philbin is retiring from the long-running talk show LIVE! with Regis and Kelly after having served as co-host for 28 years. Philbin announced his retirement on-air during the Host Chat portion of the show. He told viewers: …