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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 …

LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate has proposed a merger with debt-laden MGM—which last week announced plans to combine with Spyglass Entertainment—and has received backing for the move from Carl Icahn, who owns shares in both studios. Icahn, a signification stakeholder in the independent …

LONDON: After more than 30 years with the BBC, Mark Byford is leaving his post as the deputy director-general, a role that will now be closed. Byford is stepping down from the executive board at the end of March 2011 …

NEW YORK: Formerly known as Discovery Kids HD, The Hub HD is to join the lineup of Verizon’s FiOS TV. The Hub is a multiplatform joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro. The channel just made its SD debut on …

LONDON: Season six of the BBC’s Doctor Who opens with a two-parter co-produced with BBC America and shot in Utah, the British broadcaster has announced. Penned by Steven Moffat, the episodes feature a story line set in the late ’60s, with the …

NEW YORK: A number of new stars have been added to the cast of HBO Films’ Too Big To Fail, including Ed Asner, Paul Giamatti, Cynthia Nixon and Tony Shalhoub. Additional cast members include Ayad Akhtar, Kathy Baker, Billy Crudup, …