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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 …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has acquired the film library and related assets of Inecom Entertainment, which includes titles such as Silent Wings.  Further titles include The American Glider Pilots of World War II, EXPO: Magic of the White City, The …

HONG KONG: ITV Studios has inked a pact with Chinese broadcaster Hunan Television in which the two companies will jointly develop unscripted formats that will air locally and be exported worldwide. Hunan TV, which reaches more than 58 million viewers …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Peter Iacono, who previously served as president and managing director for ITV Global Entertainment, has been named managing director of international television at Lionsgate.  Iacono will be responsible for overseeing all of Lionsgate’s international distribution, sales and marketing, …

BURBANK: The Secret Life of the American Teenager has been renewed for a third season by ABC Family, while Make It or Break It has received a second-season pickup.  Last week’s mid-season premiere of The Secret Life of the American …

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment has announced its new senior management team—consisting of Ted Green, John Avagliano and award-winning producer John Hyde—following the sale of preferred stock to private-equity firm JH Partners, and its plans to aggressively expand its library of rights. Ted …

TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation has licensed the long-running daily drama All My Children to Seven Network’s 7TWO digital channel in Australia, which will launch the show on January 18.  All My Children, created by Agnes Nixon, is set in a …

BURBANK: Jillianne Reinseth has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as its new VP of development, coming from a role as director of development at Studio B Productions. She will serve as the development executive in Canada for all Cookie Jar Entertainment …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE has announced the final lineup of speakers and activities for its upcoming market and conference at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, taking place January 25 to 27. On the roster are senior executives from the likes …

BURBANK: This March, ABC will launch a new series from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Fresh One Productions in which Jamie Oliver attempts to change the eating habits of the citizens of Huntington, West Virginia, which has been called the unhealthiest city in …