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SINGAPORE: Chris Keely is to take up the post of VP of distribution for Southeast Asia and Greater China at MTV Networks International as of September 1. Keely will report directly to Indra Suharjono, the executive VP and managing director …

LOS ANGELES: Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage, set to air on FOX on August 19, will provide viewers with an intimate look inside the life of Nadya Suleman, who made headlines when she gave birth to octuplets conceived through in-vitro …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Boosted by increased revenues from television production and its Mandate Pictures division, as well as contributions from TV Guide Network, Lionsgate’s net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 soared from $3.5 million to $36.3 million. The …

ATLANTA: TNT has picked up a sophomore season of the medical drama HawthoRNe, starring and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. Created by John Masius (St. Elsewhere, Dead Like Me), the series is averaging 3.8 million viewers in its first …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment shelled out a reported $60 million for the rights to Michael Jackson’s last concert rehearsals for use in a special that will be released theatrically this October. SPE and Sony Music Entertainment have set October …

BURBANK: The new Disney Channel short-form series Where is Warehouse Mouse? stars the popular puppet character from the hit Playhouse Disney series Imagination Movers and is set to debut on August 24. The series, which will launch with four episodes on …

NEW YORK: The percentage of Americans streaming full-length TV shows and movies on the Internet has more than doubled in the last six months, according to research from Ipsos MediaCT’s biannual MOTION Study. In the past 30 days, 26 percent of …

LOS ANGELES: ITV Studios, Roberts/David Films and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have teamed up to develop current and classic country music hits into a series of one-hour dramatic episodes for the anthology series American Storytellers, which Grammy-winning recording artist Clint Black …

NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has picked up the rights to the Sundance Award-winning doc feature about Tolo TV’s American Idol-style talent competition Afghan Star. Since 2005, the Afghani broadcaster has been airing the singing competition, which, in allowing viewers to …

LONDON/MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide Productions India has been commissioned by NDTV Imagine to produce a local version of the reality format Baby Borrowers for launch at the end of next month. The Indian version of the format, created by Love Production, will …