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LONDON: BabyTV and the Hong Kong Bureau of Education (EDB) have launched a guidebook designed to help parents make better media choices for their children, and encourage them to maximize the benefits of children’s TV and media use. Growing Together: …

NEW YORK: Expanding its portfolio of region-specific publications and online destinations—including TV Europe, TV Latina, TV Asia Pacific and TV USA—World Screen, the leading source of information for the global media industry, is launching TV Africa. This new resource will focus …

LOS ANGELES: Diane Robina, the president of FEARnet, takes on the role of executive VP of development, acquisitions and programming strategy at TV Guide Network. Robina continues her role at FEARnet while taking on responsibility at TV Guide Network for developing …

LOS ANGELES: News Corporation has announced the restructure of its Fox Networks Group, giving broader roles to Peter Rice and David Hill. Fox Broadcasting Company and FX Networks (FX and the Fox Movie Channel) will now be overseen by Rice, who …

SILVER SPRING: Darlow Smithson Productions is producing Atlas 4D, the latest series in Discovery Channel’s acclaimed Atlas franchise, for broadcast this spring, delivering visuals and graphics in 3D. The three-part series will feature the African Great Rift Valley, the Mediterranean and …

NEW YORK: USA Network has shored up a deal for the rights to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, beginning this December with seasons one through ten. USA has the non-exclusive rights for the first ten seasons as of the end of …

TORONTO/LONDON: Nearly 200 half-hours of preschool programming from the DECODE Enterprises catalogue are headed to JimJam’s feed in Italy. JimJam in Italy has added all three seasons of Bo on the Go and Poko to its lineup, along with all …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Sesame Workshop for the rights to create and publish video games worldwide based on the iconic children’s series Sesame Street.  The games will feature Sesame Street characters and are aimed …

PASADENA: The critically acclaimed documentary The Cove will air on Animal Planet following its television premiere on the premium network EPIX. The film, distributed by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, investigates the slaughter of dolphins in remote Taiji, Japan, and features underwater …

LONDON: Virgin Media Television’s male-skewing entertainment channel Bravo has acquired the exclusive British rights to the TNT original drama series Leverage from Voltage Pictures. The British channel has picked up the 13-episode first season and the 15-episode second season of …