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SANTA MONICA: The hidden-camera game show Hidden Agenda, hosted by comic Debi Gutierrez, will debut on GSN on January 14 at 8:30 p.m.  The show watches as partners secretly set each other up to face a series of outrageous challenges, specifically …

MADRID: Imagina International Sales has signed a deal for Globomedia’s El internado (The Boarding School) to be localized in Russia by A MEDIA.  A MEDIA will be responsible for adapting the series’ first season for Russian channel CTC, to air in …

LONDON: BabyTV has launched on DISH Network in Mexico, following on its debut earlier this year on SKY Mexico. The channel is available in the Basic Plus Package of DISH Network, which is already present in more than a dozen …

NASHVILLE: The Documentary Channel (DOC) has four new films to debut in January as part of its Monday Primetime Premieres lineup, including Misha Vs. Moscow.  This weekly prime-time schedule will be telecast one hour earlier beginning in January, kicking off …

NEW YORK: Advertising spending on cable TV was up 9.1 percent in the U.S. for the first three quarters of 2009, according to Nielsen.  Spanish-language cable also saw positive gains, up 36.7 percent. Overall, spending on advertising fell 11.5 percent. Compared to the same …

NEW YORK: Despite the emergence of new viewing devices and media, TV is still the dominant platform among all children ages 2 to 11, according to Nielsen, with usage at an eight-year high when including DVR playback or timeshifted viewing.  …

NEW YORK: Lorber HT Digital holding company Hidden Treasures has acquired Kino International, merging to form Kino Lorber, with a combined library of more than 600 titles. Richard Lorber, the president and CEO of Lorber HT Digital, and Donald Krim, …

NEW YORK: Time Warner’s share price rose this morning following the completion of its separation from AOL; the Internet company, meanwhile, saw its stock price dip in the morning trading session. By noon today, Time Warner’s share price had risen …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television has scooped up the rights to this year’s Video Game Awards for broadcast on its Animax channels across Asia, Central Europe, Latin America, Brazil, Africa, Spain and Portugal. The event is set to reach more than …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a first-look development and distribution agreement with British indie producer Ruby Television.  The multi-year agreement provides ITV Studios Global Entertainment with exclusive international TV distribution rights on all-new productions created by Ruby Television, which is led by …