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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.  …

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has promoted Magdalene Ew to senior VP of marketing, content and creative services, upped from her role as VP of marketing and creative.  Ew is responsible for the oversight of the content acquisition and inventory operations departments. She …

NEW YORK: Gene McCarthy takes on the role of senior VP of reality and alternative programming for Lifetime Networks as of July 6.  McCarthy will direct Lifetime’s reality and alternative programming team, with oversight for the company’s strategy and implementation …

BUDAPEST: The 18th edition of DISCOP East got under way today in Budapest, with some 700 buyers registered to attend and nearly 500 sellers, according to the event’s organizers, Basic Lead. “Most of our clients who are here today are …