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ALVISO: Law & Order: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, Undercovers and The Event top the list of the most anticipated new shows for the fall, according to a recent poll commissioned by TiVo. The survey reported Law & Order Los Angeles …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: The Paley Center for Media has slated its first awards program for May 2012 in New York City, merging with its annual fundraising gala to create a single televised event. In March, The Paley Center formed a …

LONDON: FremantleMedia’s Hole in the Wall has become the first international format to be picked up for adaptation by the China Central Television (CCTV) network’s flagship channel, CCTV1. CCTV1 will launch the show on September 19, airing as a 50-minute …

LONDON: A new online service from ITV Studios, called ITV Wild, offers unique access to thousands of hours of wildlife and natural history content for educational and entertainment purposes. Launching this fall, ITV Wild will offer families and schools easy access to …

LONDON: Wayne Garvie is leaving his post as the managing director of content and production at BBC Worldwide, heading to a new role at ALL3MEDIA. Helen Jackson, the director of the indies unit, will lead the business on an acting …

LONDON: Fireworks International has taken on the distribution rights to a range of brand-new original web series from U.S. cable programmer Rainbow Media. Included in the deal are five short-form series created exclusively for Rainbow Media’s entertainment brands IFC and Sundance …

LONDON/STOCKHOLM/OSLO: Eric Linschooten is to take up the post of managing director for Endemol Norway, tasked with bringing Endemol’s global formats to the Norwegian market as well as developing and creating new program ideas. Linschooten is responsible for planning and …

OTTAWA: Amberwood Entertainment’s The Secret World of Benjamin Bear is to be broadcast across Asia on five separate Cartoon Network feeds, via a multi-territory deal with Turner Entertainment Networks Asia. The 104×11-minute series has been licensed to more than 135 …

LONDON: CBBC has picked up the U.K. broadcast rights to the animated series Pet Squad from Darrall Macqueen. The series is a three-way co-production between Darrall Macqueen, Malaysia’s Inspidea and Canada’s March Entertainment. Pet Squad is created by writer and …

NEW YORK: Debmar-Mercury has filled the newly created role of senior VP of programming and production, with Alexandra Jewett to join the team. Jewett is responsible for overseeing all Debmar-Mercury programming originating from the East Coast, including The Wendy Williams …