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NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable has launched its first Hispanic free on demand channel, Lo Mejor On Demand (LMOD), featuring a slate of shows from Univision. Time Warner Digital Cable customers now have 24/7 instant access to top Spanish-language programming from Univision, …

TORONTO: BBC Worldwide’s ten-part natural-history series Life, narrated by David Attenborough, will air on Discovery Channel Canada next month. Discovery Channel Canada debuts the show with two back-to back episodes on November 15. Four years in the making, Life features footage …

NEW YORK: BET Networks’ recently launched channel Centric has appointed Essie Chambers as senior VP of original programming and Depelsha McGruder as senior VP of business operations. Both Chambers and McGruder will report to Paxton Baker, the executive VP and general …

TORONTO: Cookie Jar Group’s CPLG Canada has named Andrew Kamondy as senior licensing director, where he will work on a client roster that includes (Not So) Scary Monsters, The Latest Buzz and It’s Happy Bunny, among others. “Andrew brings years of licensing experience …

LONDON/NEW YORK: The Yes Men, a group of activists that stage pranks and hoaxes targeting politicians and corporations, have launched a dedicated channel on Babelgum. The group’s most recent documentary, The Yes Men Fix The World is currently rolling out …

SINGAPORE: Man Shu Sum, formerly CEO of Mark Burnett Productions Asia, has been named managing director of MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. In addition to his stint at Mark Burnett Productions Asia, Man Shu Sum has held senior management positions in the then Television Corporation of …

LOS ANGELES: The Australian adaptation of the Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution format Beauty and the Geek scored high ratings in its debut on Seven Network.  The series, which debuted on October 8, averaged 1.1 million total viewers and ranked …

LOS ANGELES: Production is under way in Toronto on the Hallmark Channel original movie Fairfield Road, with Jesse Metcalfe cast in the lead role.  Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) plays Noah McManus, a Boston-based political strategist who seems to have it all—his …

NEW YORK: In this exclusive video interview, Jessika Borsiczky, the executive producer of ABC’s new hit drama FlashForward, talks about how the series came to television, what makes the show unique and why it has universal appeal.      FlashForward was recently picked …

LONDON: Endemol UK has received a prime-time commission from Irish broadcaster TV3 for a local version of the hit game show Deal or No Deal, which will be produced in association with the Irish National Lottery.  The 20×1-hour show will be presented …