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LONDON: A number of new acquired and commissioned series are headed to Fiver and Five USA, including the third season of Californication. There’s also Getting It (working title), a new commissioned scripted drama. The series follows the life of a …

LONDON: Bravo in the U.K. has pledged a long-term programming commitment to MMA fighter Alex Reid, following on the heels of his successful doc series for the channel earlier this year. The channel has planned an as-yet-unnamed hour-long pilot featuring …

HONG KONG: HP and Cartoon Network have again teamed up for the Toon Creator Awards, which will invite kids from across the Asia Pacific to showcase their creativity through the use of cutting-edge technology. The event kicks off on July …

NEW YORK: Gaiam has signed an exclusive home-video license agreement with Travel Channel, starting this September with the release of new installments of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Ghost Adventures. Other DVD releases will include Man v. Food, Bizarre Foods …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International was on hand at DISCOP, presenting titles such as Secrets of Love and Love’s Guard, which was sold to RTL in Hungary. The original version of Legacy of Passion is to be aired starting in September …

LOS ANGELES/ST. GEORGE: The Africa Channel—one of the 100 channels profiled in World Screen‘s new U.S. Cable & Satellite Channels guide—has entered into an affiliation agreement with FLOW (Columbus Communication) in Grenada for carriage in the Caribbean. The Africa Channel …

NEW YORK: Michael Klein has been appointed as the senior VP of original programming and development at Sundance Channel. He will oversee the channel’s programming, including serving as the executive in charge of production for all network-produced programming. He will …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate has announced the adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan following Carl Icahn’s tender offer that upped his stake in the independent studio to just under 34 percent. Lionsgate said that the plan is "designed to encourage the fair …

LONDON: BT Vision is undercutting Sky on the pricing of its sports channels, offering Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 for £16.99 per month. A subscriber who takes just one of the two channels will pay £11.99. Customers who …

LOS ANGELES: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority, in conjunction with U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), has announced a significant crackdown on Internet piracy, shutting down nine websites that offered unauthorized first-run movies …