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NEW YORK: Ahead of the launch of season three of True Blood on HBO this summer, the premium network has lined up six online minisodes that will also roll out on its linear and on-demand services. The 3- to 5-minute segments were …

NEW YORK: Zander Lurie, the current executive VP and CFO of CBS Interactive, is to take on a set of broader responsibilities under his new role as senior VP of strategic development at CBS Corporation. Lurie will be placed at …

HONG KONG: Tiger Gate Entertainment’s Thriller and KIX channels launched today on nowTV in Hong Kong and StarHub in Singapore, following their debut in Indonesia last August. Operated as a joint venture between Lionsgate and Saban Capital Group (SCG), Tiger Gate is rolling …

BUENOS AIRES: A Corazón Abierto (With Open Heart), an original adaptation of ABC Studios’ hit drama Grey’s Anatomy, premiered on Monday in Colombia on RCN, bringing in a 20.4 rating and 48-percent share. The show’s debut was the biggest in …

NEW YORK: Best known as good guy Brandon Walsh on the classic ’90s series Beverly Hills 90210, Jason Priestley is taking on a very different character in E1 Entertainment’s dark comedy Call Me Fitz. In this video interview he talks …

NEW YORK: Several additions have been made to truTV’s lineup of original programming, including new projects from Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg’s Katalyst and Reveille. In 2009, truTV achieved strong growth with its target 18-to-49 audience, along with experiencing a …

ATLANTA: TNT has ordered 10 episodes for a third season of Southland from Warner Bros Television and producer John Wells for a January 2011 debut. The critically acclaimed series ran for one season on NBC, was renewed and then canned before the …

NEW YORK: United Features Syndicate (UFS) and The E.W. Scripps Company have reached a deal to sell the Peanuts brand and related assets to Iconix Brand Group and the family of creator Charles Schulz for $175 million. As part of the deal, …

DOHA/LONDON: VSI Entertainment and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) are co-producing a second season of the HD CGI animated preschool series Everything’s Rosie. The first season is slated to launch on CBeebies this spring and the Arabic version will debut on …

NEW YORK: A&E Television Networks (AETN) has confirmed Nancy Dubuc‘s long-rumored appointment as president and general manager of Lifetime Networks, adding to her current responsibility for the HISTORY brands. In her new post, effective May 1, Dubuc succeeds Andrea Wong, who announced …