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HONG KONG: Carriage for the channels KIX and Thrill has been secured by Tiger Gate Entertainment with the Hong Kong Broadband (HKBN) platform. As of November 15, Hong Kong Broadband subscribers will have access to KIX’s action lineup, including The …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen’s AFM issue is now available. Hot Topics: Movie Magic—TV movies are seeing a resurgence in popularity, particularly on the U.S. cable networks; Formats Take Center Stage—a look at the MIPCOM 2010 Format …

NEW YORK: Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has signed on for the new Bravo music competition series Going Platinum (working title), which will be hosted by Jewel. The series will follow 12 musicians as they compete in a number …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision Systems Corp. has filed a response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "documenting bad faith negotiations by News Corp." in the talks to renew carriage of FOX and other networks. The cable platform is urging the federal agency "to …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters has written to FCC chief Julius Genachowski to express her concerns over the planned Comcast-NBC Universal merger, citing the Cablevision/Fox spat as an example of the harm that could be done to consumers. "In …

NEW YORK: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the recipients of this year’s Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, to take place as part of the 2011 International CES, where Sir Howard Stringer will be honored with …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has picked up the North American home-entertainment rights to The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, IFC’s scripted comedy series that premiered in the U.S. this month. FME will represent the home-entertainment rights to the show in …

LONDON: Endemol Worldwide Brands and digital gaming specialist Visiware have signed a deal for The Money Drop, making it the first ever game show to be internationally sold incorporating a suite of built-in digital game extensions. The games can be …

MONTREAL: Principal photography is under way on the new Incendo thriller Stealing Paradise, starring Rachel Leigh Cook and Graham Abbey. Stealing Paradise is to air in Canada in 2011 on The Movie Network, Movie Central and Super Écran. The story …

LONDON: The new documentary Take That: Look Back, Don’t Stare, which follows the reunion of the former band mates, is to air on ITV1 in November, ahead of the planned December 6 release of the full-length DVD. Pulse gained access …