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BURBANK: The world premiere of 9 Story Entertainment’s Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, based on the popular books by Louise Fitzhugh, will be presented by Disney Channel on March 26 at 8 p.m. The movie, produced by 9 Story, is …

NEW YORK: Nick Arrojo, a celebrity hair stylist who also regularly appeared on TLC’s What Not to Wear, has inked a deal with NBC’s Peacock Productions for an upcoming reality series. The reality show is currently in development. The Manchester-born …

NEW YORK: Former News Corp. exec Gary Ginsberg has been appointed executive VP of Time Warner, effective April 1, reporting to chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes. In this newly created role at Time Warner, he will work with the company’s …

HOLLYWOOD: Nickelodeon has given the greenlight for a second season of the hit game show BrainSurge, with 40 new episodes on order. Host Jeff Sutphen returns to lead contestants through a range of mind-bending challenges that test their visual, memory …

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation’s fourth-quarter revenues were relatively stable at $3.5 billion, while net profit fell from the year ago’s $136.1 million to $58.8 million. For the full year, meanwhile, the company reported revenues of $13 billion, reflecting a 7-percent decline, delivering …

NEW YORK: The classic series Bewitched, which aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972, has scored a slot on TV Land, and will mark its launch on the network with a marathon of back-to-back episodes on March 20 and 21. The …

MEXICO CITY: Among the offerings on Televisa Internacional’s slate for DISCOP Africa is A New Beginning, which will be available as both a finished product and format. The telenovela, which debuted in Mexico on February 1 on Canal de las …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Comedy Central has ordered a third season of the half-hour, late-night series Atom TV from Atom.com, while sister network MTV2 will premiere the new original series The Atom Show. Both series will feature all-original web programming developed …

MIAMI: Dolphin Entertainment has sold the live-action series Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide to NRK in Norway. Among the broadcasters who have already signed on for the series are Televisa (Mexico), France 2 (France), Italia Uno (Italy), Antena 3 (Spain), …

TORONTO: Catalyst Capital Group is leading a consortium that plans to offer up C$120 million for 32 percent of Canwest Global Communications, a week after Shaw Communications announced a deal to take control of the Canadian broadcasting group, according to …