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MELBOURNE: EXERO HDTV has acquired the worldwide rights to The Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition, which it will offer as a format. Held at the Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Hall in the Melbourne Recital Centre from July 1 to 5, the music …

NEW YORK: VH1 and VH1 Classic are set to air Lords of Revolution, a new five-part series spotlighting leaders of cultural transformations, as a week-long event, which kicks off August 10. Narrated by Richard Belzer, each hour-long installment of Lords …

SINGAPORE: Neil Montefiore is set to take over as the CEO of Singaporean quad-play operator StarHub following the retirement of Terry Clontz in January 2010. Clontz has been with the platform since its inception in 1999. He will remain on the …

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation has added a slate of partners to its On Demand Online trial, announcing 17 new cable channel deals today, including A&E, BBC America and E!, as well as an agreement with CBS, following news of its …

LOS ANGELES: The new one-hour comedic drama Drop Dead Diva came out of the gate well on Lifetime across key demographics, ranking as the network’s highest-rated original drama debut since the 2007 launch of Army Wives. The July 12 premiere …

LONDON: The ITV Global Entertainment format Pressure Cooker has been ordered for 60 half-hours by RTL Netherlands. ITV Studios will co-produce Pressure Cooker with RTL Productions for RTL 5 in the Netherlands. The series will premiere late 2009 as part …

LONDON: For the year ended March 31, 2009, BBC Worldwide reported revenues of £1 billion, reflecting a 9.5-percent increase, with an operating profit of £102.6 million, down 12.8 percent, while profit before interest and tax fell from £117.7 million to …

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop’s literacy-based series The Electric Company is to air daily on PBS KIDS GO! starting this September, coinciding with a 20-city U.S. tour that kicks off in August. The show has been number one on PBS KIDS …

TORONTO: New broadcasters across Asia and Australia have signed on for DECODE Enterprises’ preschool series Super WHY!, which provides interactive storybook experiences to support literacy skills in young children. Tooniverse in Korea, TV 12 Singapore, Astro TVIQ for Malaysia and …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. has acquired the exclusive international distribution rights from Discovery Communications and Nash Entertainment for the first season of Moments of Impact. The 13×1-hour prime-time reality series premiered July 2 on Discovery Channel in the …