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SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has expanded its HD footprint to Taiwan following rollouts of the premium movie service’s HD channel in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines. HBO is the first regional movie channel to broadcast in high definition in Asia. In …

TORONTO, October 19: Studio B Productions has been commissioned to produce a second season of Kid vs Kat for Disney XD in the U.S. and Disney XD in Europe, while YTV in Canada also ordered further new episodes.   A second …

WASHINGTON D.C./LOS ANGELES: Nat Geo Wild is set to launch in the U.S. in the spring of 2010, taking the place of Fox Reality Channel and, like National Geographic Channel, to be operated as a joint venture of Fox Cable …

SILVER SPRING: All-new episodes of American Chopper return to TLC on October 22, followed by the debut of a new pilot, Heavy Haulers. American Chopper heads into its sixth season on October 22 at 9 p.m. The series follows the action …

MUMBAI: India’s NDTV is said to be buying back the 26-percent stake in its NDTV Networks division held by NBC Universal. In January 2008, NBC Universal inked a deal to acquire 26-percent of NDTV Networks, which operates NDTV Imagine, a Hindi-language …

HOLLYWOOD: Dennis Maguire has been appointed president of Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment Worldwide, effective immediately. Maguire will report to Rob Moore, the vice chairman of Paramount Pictures. He is tasked with heading up the division’s sales, marketing and distribution of …

LOS ANGELES: John Wells is executive producing a pilot for the American adaptation of the British series Shameless for Showtime starring the award-winning actor William H. Macy, whose credits include Fargo, Pleasantville and The Cooler. Showtime has ordered a pilot …

BURBANK: ABC Family and Build-A-Bear Workshop have aligned to create Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure, an hour-long animated feature for the network’s Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming event. The special is based on a book …

NEW YORK: By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, set to air on November 3 on HBO, follows the ups and downs of the U.S. presidential campaign trail as experienced by Obama, his family, staff and volunteers, over the …

LONDON: Remarkable Television, an Endemol company, has been commissioned to produce a new factual-entertainment series for BBC Three, Hotter Than My Daughter. The 6×30-minute series will look at the personal image rivalry between family members and close friends. Each episode …