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LOS ANGELES: TLC will premiere the one-hour special Paranormal Court, which follows renowned psychic medium Robert Hansen as he helps families find closure with the passing of a loved one, on March 27 at 10 p.m. The show watches as …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV Sports is heading to Sportel Asia in Singapore next week with a package of Brazilian football matches. Brazilian Football Magic is an annual package of 82 matches from the best championships in the country, transmitted live, with narration, …

TORONTO: BuzzTaxi Communications has added three new titles from Associated Producers to its catalogue and will debut the shows at MIPTV. Secrets of Christianity, produced for History Television in the U.S. and History Channel in Canada, follows the story of …

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has unveiled the shortlist for the Programme Awards, which recognize the work of actors, presenters, writers and production teams, along with honoring the programs themselves. In the female performance category are Naomie Harris for …

NEW YORK: The documentary Aftershock: Surviving Haiti, from Toronto-based producer Claude Barnes of Keep It In The Family Productions for Canada’s Equator HD channel, spotlights the second stage of the earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti. Barnes and crew landed in Haiti …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution has lined up a number of documentaries to showcase for buyers at MIPDOC, including the environmental-themed 100 Heartbeats with Jeff Corwin. 100 Heartbeats with Jeff Corwin, produced for MSNBC by Peacock Productions, pieces together the …

LOS ANGELES: The animated action-comedy series Hero: 108 from Moonscoop launches today on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and U.K., taking a weekday slot. The Flash-animated series will air at 7 a.m. in the U.S. and 4 p.m. in the …

PARIS: Vivendi says it reached it targets for 2009, reporting revenues that were up 6.9 percent to 27.1 billion euros and an adjusted net income of 2.6 billion euros. Jean-Bernard Lévy, the chairman of the Management Board, noted: “In 2009, …

LONDON: Maximilian Bolenius is to serve as the VP of sales for German-speaking Europe and Eastern Europe at FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), joining from a role as director of sales at ZDF Enterprises. Reporting to Mel Acock, the London-based CEO, Bolenius …

LONDON: RDF Rights has named Karen Vermeulen as its new VP and head of global TV sales and co-production for the kids and family division. Most recently, Vermeulen was the director of program distribution for the U.K. and Ireland at The …