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LOS ANGELES: Power Rangers Samurai will premiere in the U.S. on Nickelodeon on February 7 at 8 p.m. before settling into its regular Sunday noon slot. Nickelodeon has lined up a range of multiplatform extensions for the debut episode. The premiere will …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for distributors attending NATPE are now available on WorldScreenings.com, allowing you to watch clips and access detailed information on new shows being launched at the market. The Event Room allows you to search for a show …

LONDON: A trio of new series and two event productions have been ordered by the new BBC One controller Danny Cohen in his first round of drama commissions. One Night, a 4×1-hour event drama, is a prime-time program set over one …

LONDON: Unveiling a consultation with BBC staff on how the pubcaster can deliver the highest-quality content from now through the end of the Charter in 2017, Mark Thompson, director-general, today announced a target of 20 percent additional savings to cope with …

LOS ANGELES: CBS Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television have signed a multi-year broadcast agreement for the comedy The Big Bang Theory to continue airing for an additional three years. Having premiered in September 2007, The Big Bang Theory has been …

HONG KONG: Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies are headed to Indonesia through a new carriage deal with satellite pay-TV operator Cipta Skynindo. This is Celestial Classic Movies’ first carriage in Indonesia and its fourth in Asia, following on launches …

SILVER SPRING: Eileen O’Neill, who currently heads up TLC, has added Discovery Channel U.S. to her remit, while Marjorie Kaplan is now in charge of both Animal Planet and Science Channel and Investigation Discovery’s Henry Schleiff is taking over the Emerging …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has integrated its gambling division as part of FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), with Simon Murphy leading the unit. Murphy will be responsible for the company’s online, land-based and mobile gambling initiatives. He has had more than eight years of …

SILVER SPRING: TLC continues its European rollout, with Discovery Networks International (DNI) set to launch the service in Russia tomorrow and in Romania next week. The female-skewing network has also secured expanded distribution in Sweden following the initial December 2 launch. The …

KUALA LUMPUR: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) and Astro are bringing the first-ever 3D live broadcast of the Barclays Premier League to Malaysia. The broadcasts kick off on January 16 with the Merseyside derby match between Liverpool and Everton at 10 p.m. …