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LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate’s acclaimed Showtime series Weeds is to make its basic-cable debut on TV Guide Network this September. TV Guide Network has acquired the rights to air all episodes in the first five seasons of the series, as well as the …

LOS ANGELES: Within days of scoring record ratings for the return of Nurse Jackie and United States of Tara, Showtime has renewed both shows for third seasons, with production to begin later in the year. The acclaimed comedies have been re-upped for …

TORONTO: Shaftesbury Sales Company has licensed its popular kids’ live-action series Connor Undercover into Latin America, Belgium and France.  Boomerang Latin America and VRT in Belgium opted for two seasons each, while France’s DTT channel Gulli picked up 13 episodes. “Connor …

LOS ANGELES: E1 Entertainment has secured a Canadian slot for its new drama Haven, with Canwest Global signing on as a broadcast partner, joining Syfy in the U.S. and Universal Networks International. E1 has also revealed that Lucas Bryant (Queer as …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA International has licensed seasons four and five of the Company Pictures-produced prime-time drama Wild at Heart to TF1 in France. The French broadcaster has already aired three seasons of the show (which are also due to air on …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian DTH platform Astro today launched its first 24-hour local sports channel, Astro Arena. “Astro continues to be ahead of the game through our strong sports value proposition of bringing the best of international and now local sports to Malaysian …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON/OTTAWA: Amberwood Entertainment has signed a long-term agreement with E1 Entertainment, granting the independent studio the distribution rights to series such as the animated Rob the Robot. Under the terms of the pact, E1 secures first-run and selected kids’ catalogue …

At a time when co-productions are the financing formula of choice for an increasing number of producers and broadcasters, MIPTV will be offering a number of workshops and matchmaking sessions as part of its new two-day Producers’ Forum, which is …

LONDON: AETN UK is launching the Military History channel on Virgin Media today, available in the XL TV package. The network, which launched in July 2008 in the U.K., features programming from ancient battles to modern-day warfare, and has a …

NEW YORK: Michael Eisner, the founder of The Tornante Company, talks in this interview about the potential of the Internet. Eisner has overseen some of the most popular movies and TV series ever made, first during the early part of …