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PASADENA: Syfy has ordered the action-adventure pilot Alphas (working title), executive produced by Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun for BermanBraun Television. The pilot is written by Zak Penn, whose credits include X-Men: The Last Stand and The Incredible Hulk, and Michael Karnow. Alphas follows a team of …

HONG KONG: The top 40 pay-TV operators in Asia added 5.8 million net new subscribers between them in the first half of this year, taking the combined customer base to 65.3 million, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA). The top …

KUALA LUMPUR: MundiSport Management has named Total Sports Asia (TSA) as the exclusive representative for the series Soccer Route 2010 across Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong and Korea. The 13-episode series provides an introduction and 360-degree coverage of what’s going …

LONDON: According to a Deloitte/YouGov survey for the upcoming Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, faster broadband speeds are not necessarily an incentive for consumers to watch more content online. The survey found that 53 percent of the 2,123 viewers polled would …

LONDON: Grimefighters, a series from British indie HCA Entertainment spotlighting the hidden world of clean-up teams, has joined Passion Distribution’s program roster. Produced for ITV1, Grimefighters has been consistently winning its slot in the U.K. The show focuses on jobs such as …

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 …

NEW YORK: With its second quarter revenues down from $16.5 million to $4.4 million, 4Kids Entertainment has recorded a wider loss for the period, of $13.8 million, as compared with the year-ago net loss of $5.5 million. The results come …

NEW YORK: New content from 20th Century Fox, AMC, HSN, Disney Family Movies, Univision, Cinetic Film Buff, American Pop Classics and the Dew Tour can be found on demand on Verizon FiOS TV. Shows from AMC such as the hit series …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network has announced cast details for its live-action drama pilot Unnatural History, which is being produced in association with Warner Horizon Television, with filming to begin this month in Toronto. Billed as a blend of mystery and martial …

SANTA MONICA: Through a new multi-year home-entertainment distribution agreement, Lionsgate takes on the North American rights to more than 350 hours of content from The Jim Henson Company. The deal covers The Jim Henson Company’s film and TV library, including …