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STAMFORD: Shane McMahon, the executive VP of global media at WWE—and son of the company’s chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon—is resigning effective January 1, 2010. As executive VP of global media, McMahon has oversight for international TV distribution, live events, …

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 …

HONG KONG: Cartoon Network is launching in high definition across the Asia-Pacific region, rolling out first in Japan on SKYPerfect TV. Ben 10: Alien Force, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Batman: The Brave and the Bold are among the …

LONDON: 4Kids Entertainment and Chaotic USA have inked deals for products based on the Chaotic trading-card game and TV series in France with Tennessee and in Israel with Mitos International. In France, Tennessee will launch an exclusive Chaotic back-to-school range …