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LOS ANGELES: Lifetime Television has ordered a new unscripted series, tentatively titled Seriously Funny Kids, that will be hosted by Heidi Klum, slated for a 2011 launch. The show will feature Klum interacting with children and bringing out insightful and …

NEW DELHI: Turner is aligning with India’s leading DTH platform, Tata Sky, for a daily branded block delivering content from Cartoon Network. CN+ will be part of the Actve Wizkids service on Tata Sky’s. Airing daily from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, CN+ will …

LOS ANGELES: The world premiere of Taylor Swift’s Journey to Fearless, a three-part series of specials showcasing the singer’s tour, is slated for October 22 on The Hub. The specials are produced by Hasbro Studios. They will be presented over …

LOS ANGELES: Engine Entertainment has added to its catalogue the stop-motion animated series Glenn Martin, DDS from Michael Eisner’s Tornante Animation. Now in its second season on Nick at Night, Glenn Martin, DDS follows the adventures of a dentist and …

PARIS: France Télévisions Distribution has sold the U.S. premiere rights to the landmark documentary The Kennedys: The End of Innocence to TLC, which will air a reversion in early 2011. 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of president …

NASHVILLE: With a weekly prime-time slot for U.S. premieres, The Documentary Channel is looking to multiple sources to stock its schedule. ON THE RECORD: JAMES J. ACKERMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO; KATE PEARSON SENIOR VP, PROGRAMMING How do you schedule the …

KUALA LUMPUR: The fashion and entertainment channel Fashion One TV is now available in Malaysia, via DETV’s IPTV platform. The channel features coverage of all international fashion weeks, top designers, model and photographer profiles, exclusive fashion events and parties, exotic …

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery (ID) has lined up three nights of programming for a Halloween-themed weekend, anchored by the world premiere of the three-part mini-series American Occult. American Occult premieres October 30 at 8 p.m. The mini-series spotlights some of …

ATLANTA: A third season of the original series All Worked Up has been ordered by truTV, which has also greenlit a spinoff, Lizard Lick Towing. A further 13 episodes are on order for All Worked Up, which features first-person stories …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television has secured carriage for AXN SCI-FI in Italy through an agreement with Sky Italia. The channel, aimed at young adults 25 to 45, offers a range of sci-fi and fantasy genre-based entertainment. The launch schedule will …