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BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International is continuing to build its business in Russia, with production already begun on the local adaptation of The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells for CTC. The production of CTC and Kostafilm will be called Novosti and is …

NEW YORK: Nick Cannon has extended his deal with Nickelodeon to serve as chairman of TeenNick through January 2012. Cannon, who has been in the role since March 2009, continues his on- and off-air responsibilities at the 24-hour tween- and …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has added Wenjia Fang to its management team, in the role of managing director and chief representative for its China operations. Fang reports directly to Manu Sawhney, the managing director of ESS. Fang will be …

NEW YORK: Rick Feldman, the president and CEO of NATPE, talks in this video interview about the advantages the new location in Miami boasts, and what attendees can expect overall from the event.    In January 2011, NATPE makes a …

LONDON: Darren Childs, currently the managing director of BBC Worldwide Channels, is headed to UKTV as its new CEO, replacing David Abraham, who stepped down earlier this year to become the chief executive of Channel 4. Childs takes on the …

LONDON: Channel 5’s new owner, Northern & Shell, has announced a restructure that sees the exit of Dawn Airey and Richard Woolfe, among others, and the elevation of Jeff Ford, with a number of cost-cutting measures to be put in …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 2010 news and current affairs categories, with winners to be announced at a ceremony in New York City on September 27. The nominees represent …

NEW YORK: MTV Networks’ HD music channel Palladia has a new lineup of live performance premieres for fall, including the return of the annual Outdoor Music Week. Outdoor Music Week kicks off August 30 through September 6 with live performances from …

LOS ANGELES: TV Land has picked up the reality series Forever Young from Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg’s Katalyst and 3 Ball Productions. The six-episode reality competition Forever Young takes aim at ageism, exploring the generations’ ideas and misconceptions about …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network is to premiere 22 fresh episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a third season, which kicks off with a special one-hour premiere event on September 17. This follows on the strong performance of Clone Wars …