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LOS ANGELES: Barbara Wellner has been named VP of programming for Metan Development Group. Wellner was part of the team that developed and launched FX. As senior producer, she was involved in the development and production of live, original programming. She went …

LONDON: Sky1 has commissioned CPL Productions to produce a 30-minute pilot for A League of Their Own, a new panel show in which celebrity contestants compete to determine who has the most in-depth sporting knowledge. Gavin & Stacey star James Corden will …

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered a third season of the hit comedy series The Suite Life on Deck, with production set to resume in Hollywood in early 2010.  The series, which follows identical twins Zack and Cody Martin and hotel …

TORONTO: At the first of two Gemini Awards Industry Gala evenings, winners were named for the documentary and lifestyle categories.  Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, a total of 26 awards were presented at The Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario. Best biography documentary …

MONTREAL: The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) has lined up Maya Goetz for a one-day workshop at the Children, Youth & Media (CYM) Conference, being held November 19 in Toronto, focused on understanding the preschool audience. Goetz and IZI (International Central Institute …

LONDON: The BBC’s proposal for an "online federation" of British public-service broadcasters providing on-demand content via the iPlayer through a mix of commercial and public-service components has been rejected by its governing body. The BBC Trust said it supported the …

NEW YORK: The 4Kids Entertainment subsidiary TC Digital Games has entered into an agreement with NFL Properties and NFL players to produce a football collectible trading-card game with a digital card online component. Set for launch to coincide with the …

SAN BRUNO: U2’s sold-out concert in L.A. on October 25 will be streamed live in its entirety on YouTube in 16 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, India, Brazil and Australia. The band confirmed its plans for the Pasadena Rose Bowl …

LONDON: Cineflix International has sold 150 hours of programming into Spain in its largest volume deal in the territory in the company’s seven-year history. TV3 Catalunya went for more than 60 hours and eight shows. This includes the first four …

LOS ANGELES: FOX 21, a division of 20th Century Fox Television, is developing a TV series based on Platinum Studios’ upcoming comic book series Indestructible Man. Indestructible Man tells the story of Nick Rabel, an elite secret agent who can’t be killed. He is …