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SILVER SPRING/SAN DIEGO: In celebrating the 22nd year of Shark Week, Discovery Communications has teamed up with FLO TV to launch a dedicated mobile channel that will feature full-length programs, among other highlights. FLO TV’s dedicated Shark Week channel will …

HILVERSUM: Dick De Rijk, the creator of Deal or No Deal, is ending his partnership with Endemol in order to focus on new projects "as a fully independent company," the format giant said in a statement today. Dick de Rijk Productions …

SILVER SPRING: This October, Science Channel in the U.S. is set to launch a trivia show from executive producer Whoopi Goldberg and her company, Whoop Inc. Head Games premieres October 17 on Science Channel and Science Channel HD. Hosted by comedian and …

PASADENA: Four new series have been added to BET’s schedule, including Inside DTP, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Atlanta music and record company DTP. Founded by Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, DTP—which stands for Disturbing …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has clinched two new volume deals in Latin America; one in the Dominican Republic and the other in El Salvador. TeleAntillas in the Dominican Republic will have two time slots for Globo productions until 2011. …

MIAMI: The U.S. Spanish-language movie channel Cinelatino, headed up by former Telemundo chief Jim McNamara, has partnered with the Mexican production company Argos for a slate of original TV movies. "Argos has a track record for producing the highest-quality feature …

LONDON: Two new appointments have been made within FremantleMedia’s worldwide drama division: Donna Wiffen as senior VP of production and network, and Sarah Hoeflich as the first to take on the newly created post of senior VP of editorial. Wiffen …

LONDON: Microsoft is set to launch the MSN Video Player in the U.K. next week, delivering more than 300 hours of content online. The service will stream full-length episodes for free, supported by advertising. Initial content suppliers are BBC Worldwide …

LOS ANGELES: David Simon, an industry veteran who has held senior-level executive roles at DreamWorks Animation, Fox Television Station Group and Disney, has been named to the advisory board of Israeli content creation and new-media outfit The Box. Simon, who …

LONDON: Channel 4’s high-definition service is set to join Virgin Media’s HD offering, which today added FX HD, MTVNHD and National Geographic HD to its lineup. 4HD, delivering programming like Skins, Shameless and Desperate Housewives in high-definition, will launch on the service …