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NEW YORK: World Screen has unveiled its NATPE Preview multimedia site, delivering a video interview with Adriana Cisneros and a feature on the original programming coming out of the thriving U.S. cable market, along with a number of other interviews, …

PASADENA: Bravo Media is increasing the network’s original programming by an additional 20 percent in 2011, targeted at the "passion groups" of food, fashion, beauty, design and pop culture. Joining the original series roster is a new music competition, Platinum …

VALBY: Nordisk Film TV has hired Camilla Gundtoft, the COO and acting managing director of FremantleMedia’s Blu, as its new production director. Gundtoft will be responsible for production, business affairs and human resources at Nordisk, a Banijay Entertainment company. She …

LONDON: Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group has tapped JP Morgan to advise it on its strategic options, which include a possible sale to News Corporation. According to British press reports, Shine has held talks with News Corp. and has been approached …

LOS ANGELES: Debmar-Mercury has scored renewals for a third season of The Wendy Williams Show in more than 70 percent of the U.S. This includes stations belonging to the FOX, CBS, NBC, Local TV, Tribune, Lin, Cox, Raycom, Meredith and …

BURBANK: Joe D’Ambrosia is to serve as the VP of programming for Disney Junior, soon to be rebranded from Playhouse Disney. D’Ambrosia oversees production and programming strategies and creative development of entertainment and learning-based TV properties. D’Ambrosia is also developing …

MUNICH: The private-equity firms KKR and Permira are selling 8 million preferred shares in ProSiebenSat.1 Media, with proceeds to be used to repay debt and increase liquidity at their jointly held vehicle Lavena Holding. The shares, which represent about 3.7 …

LONDON: More than 50 hours of programming from Optomen International’s catalogue have been sold to broadcasters across the U.S. and Canada. The hit series Two Fat Ladies leads the sales drive. The show first debuted in the U.K. in 1996 …

LONDON: Two new deals scored by ALL3MEDIA International see the long-running British police drama Midsomer Murders airing on French broadcaster France 3 and in Iran on state broadcaster IRIB. France 3 has picked up season 14 of the drama, along …

NEW YORK: Spike TV has acquired all 52 episodes of Three Sheets, a series that first aired on MOJO that follows comedian Zane Lamprey across the globe as he samples international drinking culture and customs. The show ran for three years …