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LONDON/HONG KONG: Audiences in a number of international territories will be able to watch the series finale of Lost this weekend at the same time as the show airs on the U.S. West Coast. In addition, several other markets will …

LOS ANGELES: Nickelodeon Latin America is developing a new live-action series for tweens and teens, Grachi, which will be distributed internationally by Comarex. Grachi follows a young girl who must learn to use her new-found magical powers wile coping with …

NEW YORK: An updated Hawaii Five-0 and a new comedy from Chuck Lorre are among the five new series that will join CBS’s returning 18 shows in the fall lineup, which features four key time period moves—including Survivor‘s shift to …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has unveiled its Digital Agenda to drive the use of new technologies, with plans to simplify copyright clearance and cross-border licensing and foster investment into high-speed Internet networks. "We must put the interests of Europe’s citizens …

BURBANK: Vanessa Williams, most recently seen on ABC’s axed Ugly Betty, will join season seven of Desperate Housewives this fall as Wisteria Lane’s newest resident. The multi-talented star is currently on Broadway in Sondheim on Sondheim and recently co-starred in …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel tonight premieres the first episode of a two-part documentary about offshore commercial oil and gas divers in the Gulf of Mexico. The first episode of Delta Divers airs tonight, with the second part airing next …

NEW YORK: Spike TV has given the greenlight to a new original series, Auction Heroes, and has unveiled a new pilot, Wild Animal Repo. The 8×30-minute Auction Heroes from Gurney Productions focuses on storage-container auctions. The show will center on two …

SÃO PAULO: Watercolors of Love, one of Globo TV International’s key novelas at the L.A. Screenings this week, has shored up deals in 12 markets since its launch on the international market four months ago. The novela has begun airing in …

SINGAPORE: Pay-TV revenues are expected to top $312 billion worldwide this year, according to ABI Research, a year-on-year gain of 7 percent. While growth slowed last year as a result of the recession, 2010 will see operators benefiting from new subscribers and …

NEW YORK: Mark Hollinger, president and CEO of Discovery Networks International, discusses the international rollout of TLC and HD and other growth prospects for the company in this video interview.   A Discovery veteran—he has been with the company since …