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SINGAPORE: Singaporean cable platform StarHub has expanded its library of content available on demand, including inking new deals with Paramount Pictures and Comcast International Media Group. With the Paramount deal, StarHub will be able to offer Hollywood blockbusters on a …

PASADENA: Along with giving the go-ahead for a number of returning series, Bravo has picked up a range of new unscripted shows, increasing its programming by an additional 20 percent this year.   Previously in development, two docuseries have been added …

LONDON: ITV Studios has been commissioned to produce a new 6×1-hour prime-time entertainment project, Popstar to Operastar, for ITV1’s winter schedule. The show will follow eight singers as they transition into the world of opera, with the help of professional …

LONDON: Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned by Animal Planet to produce a third season of I Shouldn’t Be Alive, which tells the stories of people who survived extreme situations.  Originally commissioned by Discovery Channel and Channel 4, I Shouldn’t Be …

LONDON: A range of animated series from MTV Networks International’s (MTVNI) catalogue have scored new deals across Europe and Asia. Back at the Barnyard will air for the first time on Spain’s TV3 Catalunya, as well as in Finland on …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment has appointed new licensing agents for several of its properties across Asia, including CLICK! Licensing Asia taking on representation for the American Kennel Club in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. CLICK! Licensing Asia will also …

LONDON: Chapman Entertainment has named Vivid Imaginations as the new master toy licensee for the preschool brand Little Charley Bear, commissioned by CBeebies.  The property features a playful teddy bear who uses his imagination to go on adventures and discover …

BEVERLY HILLS: Shankly International Distribution heads to NATPE with 2,000 hours in its catalogue, which includes, among others, the FOX syndicated series Animal Atlas and Safari Tracks.  Other new product from Shankly includes the six-part docuseries First Ascent. A co-production …

LOS ANGELES: NBC this weekend confirmed its plans to move The Jay Leno Show to 11:35 p.m., while also showcasing a slate of pilots that are in development as the network looks for options to fill the talk-show host’s 10 …

ENGLEWOOD: A Florida court has awarded DISH Network, EchoStar and NagraStar $51 million in damages after an individual posted software on the Internet that allowed individuals to illegally access DISH’s pay-TV signal with free-to-air receivers. In the decision against Robert Ward, …