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LONDON: Sky Living HD has picked up MGM’s TV drama Teen Wolf, based on the feature film of the same name from the 1980s, to air in the U.K. in 2011. Teen Wolf is produced by, and will also air …

NEW YORK: The U.S. Hispanic channel V-me is to become a nationally rated network of The Nielsen Company starting January 2011. The three-year-old network is now available in 10.2 million households in the U.S. The channel recently announced a new …

SYDNEY: Through a new deal with Yahoo!7, more than 20 titles from BBC Worldwide Australia are headed to the catch-up service PLUS7. The ongoing deal will see future BBC content air on the service as well, either in catch-up mode following broadcast …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a deal with LG Electronics in the Nordic region for its Viasat OnDemand pay-TV services to be available directly on all LG TV sets that are  enabled with NetCast functionality. The Viasat OnDemand …

LONDON: Initial, Endemol UK’s production arm, has been commissioned to produce a further 24 episodes of Total Wipeout for BBC One. Host Richard Hammond returns along with co-presenter Amanda Byram for a fourth and fifth season. The commission runs as two …

LONDON: Ludorum has signed up a number of new licensees for its hit preschool property Chuggington. New partners include Worlds Apart, for pop-up play and ready beds; Abbey Home Media, for audio books; Wesco, for watches and gifts; and Ethos, …

LONDON: BT has struck a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the U.K. VOD rights to all 3D movies that the studio will release within the next 12 months. Under the terms of the NBCU deal, the two titles already in …

PREMIUM: Military Channel, part of the Discovery Communications portfolio, is looking for "story-based" content on the armed forces. ON THE RECORD: ROGER HENRY, VP, PROGRAMMING & DEVELOPMENT How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through …

NEW YORK: Joel Klein, a former New York City Department of Education chancellor, has been hired by News Corporation as the executive VP of the office of the chairman, reporting to chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch. Klein will act as …

SINGAPORE: Fox International Channels (FIC) has repackaged STAR World, with a new look and feel to go along with its target of affluent adults ages 18 to 44. The move is part of FIC’s strategic commitment to redefining and growing the …