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LOS ANGELES: Si TV, an English-language channel targeting Latino viewers in the U.S., has appointed Javier Saralegui, former president and COO of Univision Online and ex-Galavision president, to its board. "Javier is a true industry pioneer both in cable and the …

SINGAPORE: AXN HD has been added to the Astro platform in Malaysia, where it will be available as of June 16. This new carriage deal follows on the launch of AXN HD in Singapore last week. The channel is part …

NEW YORK, May 27: Tiger Gate Entertainment has ambitious plans for its channels KIX and Thrill in Asia. In this video interview, Paul Presburger talks expansion, local production and more.   A recent report indicated that half of the world’s …

LONDON: Channel 4 Features has commissioned Remarkable Television, an Endemol company, to produce a version of Supersize vs Superskinny that targets the trend of dysfunctional relationships with food starting at an increasingly young age. In Supersize vs Superskinny Kids, two …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation has slated a two-week tribute to Broadway, called Music of the Night, to coincide with the Tony Awards ceremony in June. Music of the Night kicks off on June 6 at 7 p.m. with a nod to …

NEW YORK/MIAMI: HIT Entertainment is rolling out a new branded block of preschool programming on free TV across Latin America, in partnership with Albavision, which operates a network of stations in Central and South America. The 90-minute block has already premiered in Chile, …

BOSTON: PBS International has taken on the worldwide distribution rights to the four-part series Faces of America, which looks at the family histories of 12 noted Americans, including Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma. Presented by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., …

SILVER SPRING: Simon Andreae has been named senior VP of development and production for Discovery Channel, based in the Los Angeles office, effective June 1. Most recently co-president of The Incubator—the venture behind In the Womb and Through the Wormhole with …

BURBANK: Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG), the licensing arm of Cookie Jar, has properties spanning a range of age groups to present at the Licensing Show. For the preschool set there are Richard Scarry’s Busytown and Caillou. More than 150 …

SANTA MONICA: Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business, Basketball Wives and What Chilli Wants have all been picked up for second seasons by VH1. The first-season finales of Basketball Wives and What Chilli Wants air on May 30 at …