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ULTIMO: ABC Commercial has secured sales for more than a dozen programs to Foxtel’s owned-and-operated channels. This includes the first two seasons of The Librarians and all three seasons of The Gruen Transfer, set to air on Foxtel’s Comedy Channel. …

BURBANK: Among the shows to have already scored pickups for the 2011-12 season on ABC are Castle, Cougar Town, Grey’s Anatomy, The Middle, Modern Family and Private Practice. Modern Family is currently TV’s number one comedy, while Grey’s Anatomy is …

LONDON/TEL AVIV: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has launched its 10th localized Comedy Central service outside of the U.S., with Israel’s HOT now carrying a Hebrew-language version of the 24-hour channel. Comedy Central Israel is available to 1 million households. It offers …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the new TV Latina Channels Guide and TV Latina Distributors Guide are now available. The TV Latina Channels Guide 2011 (Guía de Canales) offers up detailed information on numerous cable and satellite channel brands …

BURBANK: Disney Junior, the soon-to-launch multiplatform destination for kids 2 to 7, is to make its debut on February 14, with a schedule anchored by the new animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Also on the Disney Junior …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has racked up a slew of new sales for its live-action teen sitcom iCarly. The series, which features the webcasts of Carly Shay and her friends Sam and Freddie, has been sold to Network 10 …

NEW YORK: The producers of the controversial eight-part drama about the Kennedy family are looking for a new U.S. home for the show after its cancellation by HISTORY. Showtime has reportedly been approached to air the show, from producers Muse Entertainment …

LONDON: Tariq Syed is to fill the newly created post of managing director for Central Europe at Universal Networks International (UNI), tapped to drive the ongoing expansion of the company’s international pay-TV channels in the region. Syed will by instrumental …

NEW YORK: Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse is bringing a new daily cooking show to Hallmark Channel in the fourth quarter of this year as part of the channel’s daytime lineup. The series, produced in association with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, will …

MADRID: TOAC has opened new offices in Toronto, led by Victor Rodriguez from Media Packers. Rodriguez is president and managing director of Media Packers, a division of Tri Hub International. He has also held senior executive roles at such companies …