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SYDNEY: FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) is producing Killing Time, a crime drama based on the true story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser, for TV1, the Australian cable and satellite channel owned by CBS Paramount, NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Television. The 10×1-hour series is …

MIAMI: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted Russell Kline to senior VP of channel operations for Latin America from his role as executive VP of finance and operations, continuing to be based in Miami. Kline will be reporting to Klaudia …

LOS ANGELES: Cinema Management Group (CMG) has reached a deal with Liddell Entertainment to represent the international sales rights to Chris Rock’s recently released feature documentary Good Hair. The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, explores …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has given the greenlight to a new half-hour weekly sketch series starring Nick Swardson, who will also serve as an executive producer. Best known for his string of stand-up specials and appearances on Reno 911!, Swardson …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has struck new broadcast deals for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), along with inking further sales for the 2009 BET Awards.  The EMAs, which will broadcast live from Berlin, scored a first-ever deal …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation’s second-quarter results show a net loss of 26.3 billion yen ($292 million), versus the year-ago profit of 20.8 billion yen, on revenues that fell 19.8 percent to 1.66 trillion yen ($18.5 billion). The company attributed the loss …

NEW YORK: Classic Media is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Casper the Friendly Ghost property with new partners and products across a range of platforms, including the launch of the CGI animated Casper’s Scare School.  Casper’s Scare School has …

NEW YORK: Forbes Luxe 11, a new lifestyle series of ten hour-long specials for Travel Channel, will feature content and on-camera talent provided by Forbes.  Airing on a weekly basis starting November 7 at 10 p.m., the shows will feature …

NEW YORK: The offers to acquire Travel Channel from Cox Communications have topped $900 million, according to U.S. press reports, with News Corporation and Scripps Networks said to be the frontrunners. The deals on the table reportedly include the formation …

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Record has opened up two new studios at its RecNov (Record Novelas) production complex, as part of its efforts to ramp up its original programming capabilities. Record acquired the production complex in 2005, when it was …