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LONDON: Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?, which first made its mark in India on Star Plus, has found a new home on Sony Entertainment Television—with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan due back to host—as part of a slew of new …

NEW YORK, June 24: Viacom has said that a judge’s decision to dismiss its $1-billion copyright infringement suit against YouTube is "flawed" and intends to appeal the ruling. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton sided with the video-sharing site in the case, …

STOCKHOLM/LONDON: Sparks Network has been appointed as the exclusive worldwide distributor for all finished series and formats from the U.K.’s Wedding TV.  All original programming of Wedding TV will be represented by Sparks, both as formats and ready-mades. The catalogue …

LONDON: UKTV has reunited Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, who have worked together on shows such as Blackadder and the comedy showcase A Bit of Fry and Laurie, for the first time in 15 years in a one-off special, commissioned …

LONDON: Peter Bazalgette, a media consultant and former chief creative officer of Endemol, has been appointed as the president of the Royal Television Society (RTS), while Mike Darcey, the COO of BSkyB, has been elected chair of the board of …

 BUDAPEST: Globo TV International has sold its International Emmy Award-winning telenovela India: A Love Story to TV3 in Latvia.  The novela officially launched on the international market in January and has already sold to some 120 countries. The story tells …

LONDON: Despite heavy declines in ad revenue, Channel 4 was able to break even in 2009, thanks to cost-cutting efforts and an increased contribution from digital activities. The British broadcaster reported a surplus of £300,000, with profit contribution of £53.4 …

TORONTO: The digital specialty service One: The Mind, Body & Spirit channel has slated the broadcast of a series of interstitial segments celebrating Canada’s South Asian community.  The two-minute Spirit of South Asia interstitials are being produced by Sixteen Films Limited and …

MIAMI: Televisora Nacional (TVN) in Panama has signed up to produce and broadcast the game-show format Battle of the Sexes (Guerra de los sexos) from Venevision International.  The game show is an original concept from the Venezuelan TV channel Venevision. The …

TORONTO: Less Than Kind, the HBO Canada series produced by Breakthrough Films & Television and Buffalo Gal Pictures, scored seven nominations for the Canadian Comedy Awards, while Kenny vs Spenny, produced by Breakthrough with E1 Entertainment and Showcase, received two.  …