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SYDNEY: A further 39 episodes are in production for ABC3’s comedy action series Prank Patrol, based on Apartment 11 Productions’ Canadian series of the same name distributed by MarVista Entertainment. To air on ABC1 and ABC3 in late 2010, 26 …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcast has extended the terms of its exclusive broadcasting rights to motor racing’s FIA Formula One World Championship and golf’s American PGA Tour across select territories. All of the rights—Formula One in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and the …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has licensed the documentary series Heavy Metal: The Evolution of the Naval Warship to Canal + Cyfrowy to air on its Planete Poland channel. The two-part series looks at the evolution of the design and armament …

LONDON: Michael Maucher has been appointed CEO of earth television network (earthTV) and Telcast International. Maucher’s career history includes senior management positions in IT, banking and as partner in an IT headhunting consultancy. He has worked for Dow Jones Telerate …

PARIS: GlobeCast’s chairman and CEO, Christian Pinon, is exiting the company as of September 30 to join the television products division at Orange France. Replacing him will be Olivier Barberot, formerly the executive VP of human resources at France Telecom/Orange. …

MOUNTAIN VIEW: In the first half of this year, Google has spent $1.1 billion in acquiring 22 companies, including its recent purchase of the mobile ad service AdMob, which accounts for more than half of the sum. As part of …

BEVERLY HILLS: Glee took home multiple wins at the 26th annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, including the top honor of Program on the Year. Glee was the only series to win …

NEW YORK: U.S. president Barack Obama’s appearance on the daytime talk show The View garnered some 6.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen figures. The previous record for The View was 6.2 million, set the day after Obama won the presidential …

BURBANK: Former ABC Family president Paul Lee has been appointed as the new ABC Entertainment chief. As the president of the ABC Entertainment group, Lee has oversight for all creative and business operations for ABC Studios, as well as all …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has shifted some of the premieres for its fall lineup, including an early launch for the new season of Parenthood. Parenthood will now launch on September 14, following America’s Got Talent. NBC will preview its new drama Outlaw …