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STAMFORD: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and YouTube have entered into a multi-year partnership that sees full episodes of shows like Friday Night SmackDown, WWE NXT, WWE Superstars and ECW available through the video-sharing site.   The deal expands WWE’s current …

DALLAS: Tennis Channel has been added to the lineup of AT&T U-verse, with plans for expanded distribution across a number of other AT&T services.  The 24-hour network, fully dedicated to the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, is available on channel …

ESPOO: More than a year since first announcing their partnership to develop programming for the Ovi platform, Tim Kring and Nokia have unveiled Conspiracy For Good, featuring narrative storytelling, interactive gaming and more to encourage social change. The project is …

NEW YORK: Pierre Belaïsch, the managing director of programming and networks at Lagardère Active, discusses the strengths of CANAL J, Tiji and Gulli in this video interview.   In 1985, CANAL J launched as the first kids’ channel in France’s nascent …

LOS ANGELES: The hit vampire-themed series True Blood has been renewed for a fourth season by HBO, with 12 fresh episodes slated for summer 2011.  The show, created by Alan Ball, will go into production on its fourth season early …

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Through a deal with MTV Networks Entertainment Group, Endemol has acquired the distribution rights outside the U.S. for the TV Land original sitcom Hot in Cleveland.   The half-hour series stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and …

SILVER SPRING: Planet Green has slated a second season of the documentary strand Reel Impact to run Saturday nights at 10 p.m. as part of its VERGE prime-time block.  The second installment of Reel Impact kicks off with the world …

NASHVILLE: On July 9 at 8:30 p.m., Documentary Channel (DOC) will present the exclusive U.S. TV premiere of The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island, which chronicles six Greenpeace pioneers after the 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior ship by the French …

LOS ANGELES: Exodus Film Group has snapped up the North American rights to the forthcoming reality show based on the Velux 5 Oceans race, to be co-produced and hosted by Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race.  The series follows brave …

LOS ANGELES: The multiplatform service FEARnet, currently available on demand, online and on mobile, is expanding its reach with a launch as a full HD linear network starting October 1. From Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate and Comcast, the service offers programming …