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BURBANK: A further eight episodes of Shark Tank, an entrepreneurial-competition series from Mark Burnett, have been ordered by ABC. The show watches as aspiring entrepreneurs try to convince five multi-millionaire tycoons to take part in their business ideas. The five …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Revenues at Lionsgate fell 14 percent to $326.6 million in the first quarter, with the studio posting a net loss for the period of $64.1 million, as compared with the year-ago profit of $36.3 million. The loss was …

NEW YORK: Among the new shows headed to VH1’s fall schedule are Real & Chance: Legend Hunters and Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, along with returning series such as Football Wives and Fantasia For Real. On September 6, …

SINGAPORE: The Asian Food Channel is to debut its first-ever self-produced cooking series, Best Wan, featuring the culinary expertise of Chef Wan, on August 17. The ten-part series will be shown exclusively on Asian Food Channel (AFC). The show will …

LONDON: A number of series from Outright Distribution, including the seventh cycle of Who Do You Think You Are?, have been picked up by Chello Zone to air on its Zone Reality channel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. …

TORONTO: TV Azteca of Mexico and ECTV of Ecuador have both signed up for Kid vs Kat from DECODE Enterprises. Both terrestrial Latin American broadcasters picked up all 26 22-minute episodes of season one. The sales come on the heels …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International’s India: A Love Story has launched in South Korea, marking the first time the telenovela has been broadcast 100 percent in HD on the Asian continent. India: A Love Story is to be transmitted to …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Endemol has taken a majority stake in Authentic Entertainment, the U.S. unscripted producer behind such series as TLC’s Ace of Cakes and Toddlers & Tiaras and Bravo’s Flipping Out. Based in Los Angeles, Authentic, founded by Lauren Lexton …

SANTA MONICA: Debmar-Mercury has picked up the domestic distribution rights for ITV Studios’ U.S. series Hell’s Kitchen, which is returning to FOX this fall in its eighth season. The show watches as chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring chefs through a rigorous …

NEW YORK/BEVERLY HILLS: Films from the premium service EPIX–including titles from joint-venture owners Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM—will be available for instant online streaming by Netflix subscribers as part of a deal announced today. As of September 1, new release and …