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NEW YORK: Barry Diller is relinquishing his CEO post at the Internet company InterActiveCorp (IAC), as Liberty Media, one of the company’s largest shareholders, cashes out its stake. Diller is being replaced by Greg Blatt, formerly the CEO of the …

NEW YORK: Stephen Fry discusses his new BBC Two project Planet Word and talks about his passion for working both behind the camera and in front of it.   Last week, the British comedy duo of Stephen Fry and Hugh …

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Boomerang Plus to produce a new daytime "pop-up dining" show, to be led by Olly Smith. The Secret Supper Club will follow Smith (Saturday Kitchen, Iron Chef UK) around the country as he stages a …

NEW YORK: A second season has been slated for the Spike TV original series Auction Hunters, with 20 new episodes ordered. The first season of eight episodes wraps with a season finale on December 21. No date has been announced …

MUNICH: A Swedish adaptation of The Successor: The Next Uri Geller is headed to Kanal 5 for spring 2011 via a deal signed by SevenOne International. The talent search will be produced by Red Arrow Entertainment Group’s new Nordic production …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol USA and Foursquare have signed an exclusive development deal to produce an original format that will integrate the mobile check-in service. Foursquare has nearly 5 million users worldwide, with more than 1.5 million check-ins daily, making it …

LONDON: Endemol has picked up the distribution rights outside the U.S. for the hit TNT series Leverage from Electric Entertainment. The drama stars Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge. Creators are John Rogers and Chris Downey, …

LONDON: CAKE has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the live-action sci-fi adventure series The Sparticle Mystery, which will air on CBBC starting in early 2011. The 13×30-minute series features an all-child cast who are left "home alone" on Earth …

TORONTO: The Comedy Network of Canada has ordered the half-hour comedy Picnicface, from the sketch troupe of the same name and produced by Breakthrough Entertainment. Principal photography will begin in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in spring 2011 for 13 episodes. Kids …

STOCKHOLM: BE-TV in Colombia is producing a second season of Strix Television’s The Farm for Canal Caracol. The show began airing on November 30 in prime time on Canal Caracol, where it is hosted by model Natalia Paris and actor …