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SINGAPORE: A production agreement between Singapore’s Boku Films, Korea’s Chungeorahm Films and the Media Development Authority (MDA) will see the production of the $10 million sequel Host 2. Host 2, schedule for a 2011 release, will be jointly-produced by renowned Korean …

LOS ANGELES: Hallmark Channel has picked up the exclusive cable right for Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures from Litton Entertainment. The series will premiere October 3 and will be presented weekly on Saturdays at 6 a.m. as well as on Sundays …

LONDON: BBC Two has commissioned two spin-off series of The Restaurant, expanding its lineup of factual entertainment offerings. The cookery series Raymond Blanc; Step By Step (working title) will center on The Restaurant’s star and world-renowned chef Raymond Blanc. Plate …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has named Matt Pritchard as its new head of development. Pritchard is tasked with generating original format ideas for international exploitation and rollout across BBC Worldwide’s network of international production bases in the Americas, France, Australia and …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights within Spain to Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) for the 2014 and 2016 Games.  The Spanish pubcaster has broadcast and exhibition rights across all platforms, including free TV and pay TV, …

SINGAPORE: Effective immediately, StarHub’s 3G mobile post-paid customers can access BBC World News and CCTV 4 from their handset, bringing the service’s number of live news channels to six. Bloomberg Television, Channel NewsAsia, CNBC and CNN are also featured on …

LOS ANGELES: Cookie Jar TV, a three-hour programming block on CBS Television Network, will feature the Cookie Jar Entertainment shows Busytown Mysteries and Noonbory & the Super 7 as of September 19. Inspired by the works of children’s author Richard Scarry, Busytown Mysteries features …

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube is said to be in negotiations with the major Hollywood studios about charging users to view full-length movies on the popular file-sharing site. According to the New York Times, YouTube has been in discussions with Lionsgate, Sony …

LONDON: National Geographic Channel UK has picked up Cineflix International’s Border Security USA, while Discovery UK went for seasons two and three of Surf Patrol. Border Security USA is Cineflix’s first U.S. prime-time network program. The 13×1-hour series, which aired …

LONDON/BURBANK: NBC is on board for a pilot of an American version of the acclaimed ITV drama Prime Suspect, to be penned by Without a Trace‘s Hank Steinberg. The Helen Mirren police drama written by Lynda La Plante aired on …