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LOS ANGELES: BET Networks has named Robi Reed as the VP of talent and casting for original programming, overseeing both scripted and non-scripted series. Reed is based in Los Angeles. She recently cast BET’s newest scripted program Let’s Stay Together, a …

DALLAS: AMC, IFC and WE tv will remain on AT&T U-verse TV, after Rainbow Media had previously threatened to pull the channels from the service unless they agreed to a fee increase. "We’re very satisfied that we were able to …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The week of September 20 leads of NBC’s new fall season with the premieres of the new series the conspiracy thriller The Event and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Chase. Monday, September 20, has the return of Chuck in the 8 …

MUNICH: Sky Sport HD 2, Sky Cinema HD and Sky Action HD are three new channels that have been added to the Sky portfolio in Germany, which now includes a total of ten high-definition networks. The channels launch August 13. …

LONDON: NBC Universal’s international television production division has been tapped to produce a new season of the teen show Scene Stealers, which airs on BBC Two during the lunchtime Switch strand. The new season kicks off July 24. Scene Stealers will …

NEW YORK: Second-quarter profit at NBC Universal was up by 13 percent to $607 million, on revenues that were up 5 percent to $3.75 billion. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, meanwhile, revenues were up 14 percent to …

LOS ANGELES: Bangkok Broadcasting & TV (BBTV), which operates Thai broadcaster Channel 7, has been awarded $8.3 million in damages by a U.S. court as part of a copyright infringement dispute with an IPTV platform. The damages were awarded for willful copyright …

NEW YORK: Verizon FiOS TV customers now have available a new video-on-demand offering from WealthTV that is broadcast in 3D. The luxury lifestyle and entertainment network is making an episode of its series on classic cars Wealth on Wheels Classic …

BUENOS AIRES: On the heels of a mission to the People’s Republic of China spearheaded by Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Telefe have delegates announced a co-production deal with Shanghai Media Group. Alejandro Parra, Telefe’s international business director, and …

ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting System Latin America’s Fashion TV and FremantleMedia have signed a deal to make the Latin version of Project Runway, which will air 15 episodes exclusively in Latin America from September to December of this year. Project Runway …