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LONDON: Fireworks International has lined up a range of broadcasters from around the globe for Spike TV’s Guys Choice, an homage to all things male-oriented. MTV in the U.K., Sky TV in New Zealand, ABS in the Philippines and MNet …

FOSTER CITY: Select PlayStation 3 owners can now access Hulu’s new subscription offering from their gaming consoles, with a wider rollout slated for the coming months. Hulu Plus delivers a library of HD content from nearly 150 leading content companies …

NEW YORK: Maureen Taran has joined EPIX as its VP of original programming live events. Taran was most recently the supervising producer for Showtime’s The Green Room with Paul Provenza. She also was formerly the VP of programming for the …

BURBANK: A slate of library TV series from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group will be available for instant streaming to subscribers of the online rental company Netflix, as part of an expanded content agreement. With the deal, Netflix has taken the …

NEW YORK: Caroline Beaton, the senior VP of international program sales at MTV Networks International (MTVNI), talks in this video interview about the company’s position in the format arena and highlights what’s big in comedy and entertainment.   Recognized the …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: SPE Networks—Asia has snapped up the drama series Caprica from NBC Universal International Television Distribution for its AXN Beyond channel across Asia and AXN Korea. Caprica will make its exclusive debut on AXN Beyond across Asia in the …

NEW YORK: The first project signed under a brand-new first-look deal between EPIX and Worldwide Biggies is the special My: Moment, which gives a look into the mind of Olympic gold medal skier Lindsay Vonn. My: Moment is already in …

LONDON: Icon Films has sold the second season of River Monsters to ITV1, while ITV Studios Global Entertainment scored deals on the series with ITV4 and TVNZ in New Zealand. ITV1 ordered a 7×30-minute version, to air later this year. …

NEW YORK: MTV Networks’ Logo has taken on the off-cable syndication rights for Nip/Tuck in a four-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. This is the series’ premiere in syndication. The agreement includes all 100 episodes, set to launch …

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has announced the top eight finalists for the In Toon with Tweens animation contest, selected from a pool of 72 entries based on the projects’ creativity and marketability. The finalists are Jeff Young-Sterling and Ai Rei Dooh …