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NEW YORK: A wealth of historical footage that had been stored in Dwight D. Eisenhower’s former World War II headquarters has been resurrected by The Associated Press, which has plans to make the "lost archive" available in HD. Twenty-thousand film …

SÃO PAULO: TV Globo has started filming its new prime-time telenovela Viver a Vida, which began shooting in Jerusalem in Israel.   The production will also have scenes in Jordan and France, with 40 days of international shooting planned. Viver …

  WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International and the Australian outfit Lonely Planet Television are co-producing two new series for the Nat Geo Adventure brand. Premiering in November, the 13-part series Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled joins Lonely Planet travel writers and …

HARRINGTON PARK: Chefs A’Field: Kids on the Farm, which features American chefs and their kids exploring where great food comes from, has been sold by Janson Media to Canal Cocina in Spain. Each half-hour episode from the 13-part series will …

LOS ANGELES: Highlights of FX’s fall schedule include a new original comedy series, the return of Sons of Anarchy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the premiere of season six of nip/tuck. The sophomore season of the drama Sons of Anarchy …

LONDON: Discovery Networks EMEA has upped Michael Grubinger to VP of channels for the Nordic region, responsible for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Grubinger takes up the new post, based in Copenhagen, on August 10, when he moves from his …

LOS ANGELES: In a bid to cut costs, Paramount Pictures is said to be considering the merger of its home-entertainment operations with that of 20th Century Fox or Sony Pictures Entertainment. The move could save the Viacom-owned studio millions of …

LOS ANGELES: Disney ABC Television Group’s SOAPNet cable channel has inked deals with BBC Worldwide for a version of the Bank of Mom and Dad format and for the second season of the Canadian scripted drama Being Erica. From BBC …

SANTA MONICA: A second season of 16 & Pregnant, which follows teenage girls as they navigate the uncertainty of becoming mothers, has been picked up by MTV, which is also set to air the 16 & Pregnant: Life After Labor finale special …

SYDNEY: XYZnetworks has appointed Hannah Barnes to the newly created position of director of programming and acquisitions for LifeStyle Channels, while Trevor Eastment becomes director of production. Barnes will direct both programming and acquisitions across the LifeStyle group, reporting directly …