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LOS ANGELES: Fox Cable Networks is set to launch its second soccer channel, Fox Soccer Plus, as a premium network this March delivering coverage of UEFA Champions League and English Premier League, among other sporting events. Fox Soccer Plus, complementing …

NORWALK: Lore, a new docu-thriller from the producers of Women Behind Bars and Women on Death Row, has joined CABLEready’s catalogue and will be on offer at NATPE. The 5×2-hour series features stories based on the events of true crimes …

NEW YORK: EPIX, the premium channel operated by Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM, has secured a slot on the Cox Communications cable platform effective April 2010, adding to its existing carriage on Verizon’s FiOS TV service. Cox is the third-largest cable TV system …

LOS ANGELES: Simon Cowell has confirmed that he will leave American Idol at the end of this season, focusing his efforts instead on launching The X Factor in the U.S. on FOX, which is slated for fall 2011.  Cowell will …

MEXICO CITY: Comarex has been appointed worldwide distributor for a range of formats from director Leonardo Bechini, including the kids’ comedy show Mamá x 2. Comerax is the exclusive distributor for the Bechini format portfolio that includes the dramedy Primicias …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is now accepting entries for the 2010 International Emmy Awards competition, with a deadline of February 5. Eligible submissions must have been created and initially distributed outside the U.S. The …

MIAMI: Pablo Szneiberg has been promoted to VP of original content development for MTV Networks Latin America (MTVNLA), expanding on his current responsibilities to include MTV and VH1 Latin America. Previously the director of development for Nickelodeon Latin America, Szneiberg …

SCOTTSDALE: A new report by In-Stat sees strong potential for 3D viewing in the home, with 64 percent of consumers indicating an interest in the technology, while the number of 3D TV shipments worldwide is set to reach 41 million …

BURBANK: FOX is embarking on a casting call to fill three new roles in the second season of Glee, with the audition process to be turned into a multi-part special. Glee has emerged as one of the most buzz-generating shows …

NEW YORK: The new six-episode docu-soap Harry Loves Lisa, featuring Lisa Rinna and husband Harry Hamlin, is set to join the lineup of TV Land’s prime-time programming block, TV Land PRIME, this fall. Rinna, known for her roles on Melrose …