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TOKYO: From April 2011, NHK’s three satellite channels are to be restructured and consolidated into two HD channels, named BS1 and BS Premium. BS1 will center on world affairs and sports. It will offer viewers the latest news from around the …

LONDON: A new eight-part drama series is in the works for BBC One and France Télévisions, Death in Paradise. The series, from Robert Thorogood, is produced by Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions, in association with BBC Worldwide and Kudos Film …

LONDON: The hit British drama Wild at Heart, which originally aired in the U.K. on ITV1, is to make its Chinese TV premiere on CCTV-8 on the Everyday Jiayi programming block, via a deal secured with ALL3MEDIA International. The show …

BRISTOL: The documentary One Million Snake Bites has been commissioned by BBC Two in the U.K. and Animal Planet in the U.S. from Icon Films. The doc follows reptile expert and conservationist Romulus Whitaker as he journeys across India, home to …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has scored new deals on the reality series Operation Repo and Scare Tactics. Norway’s Viasat opted for Operation Repo, as did TV4 of Sweden and Sony in Africa. Scare Tactics was picked up by Norway’s …

LONDON: New appointments were made to NBC Universal International’s television production unit, with Alan Brown heading up factual and entertainment and Mario Stylianides leading comedy. As heads of their respective areas, Brown and Stylianides will seek out and develop new TV …

SINGAPORE: Globo TV International, which is showcasing a varied slate at the Asia TV Forum this week in Singapore, has sold a number of titles, including the novela Two Faces, into Vietnam. Seven Women, Two Faces and the 13 episodes of GloboDoc …

BURBANK: The Hub has formed an independent advisory board, to be chaired by educational psychologist and TV industry specialist Dr. Helen Boehm. The members of the advisory board will collectively share their knowledge and experience to provide professional advice and …

SINGAPORE: At the ATF today, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and broadcasting group MediaCorp issued a call for digital content proposals from local producers, with a view to creating original productions for the xinmsn video platform. This extension of MDA’s Content …

HONG KONG: Sony Pictures Television has appointed Catherine Yi-Beom Park as executive director for distribution in the Asia Pacific, based in Seoul. Reporting to Angel Orengo, senior VP of distribution in the region, Park will manage the sales team in the Korean …