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LOS ANGELES: Elie Dekel, who previously headed up licensing and merchandising at 20th Century Fox, is joining the private-investment firm Saban Capital Group (SCG) as its managing director, effective immediately, based in the Los Angeles office. Dekel will report to Adam Chesnoff. …

NEW YORK: Sarah Jessica Parker and her production company, Pretty Matches, together with Magical Elves and Eli Holzman, are producing an hour-long creative competition with contemporary artists for Bravo. The untitled art project will feature 13 aspiring artists who will …

NEW YORK: The BET Awards show on Sunday, which was dedicated to Michael Jackson, broke ratings records for the network and, with 10.7 million total viewers, has become cable’s highest-rated telecast so far this year. The three and a half …

LONDON: UKTV has signed Chris Tarrant, host of the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, to present a new hidden-camera show for Watch. Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose, originally commissioned from North One under the title My Little Soldier, …

NEW YORK/MUNICH: HISTORY and HISTORY HD, along with The Biography Channel (BIO), will debut on Sky in Germany and Austria on July 4. HISTORY HD, which is making its debut in German-speaking Europe, offers a separate schedule from the SD …

LONDON: Endemol’s recently launched sports business has inked a deal with the Manchester City Football Club to develop a host of multiplatform content for both the British and international markets. Endemol Sport will closely collaborate with the club to formulate …

MUNICH/BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution’s Gossip Girl has become the first American series to be streamed on German broadcaster ProSieben’s online video portal, available to consumers on an ad-supported basis. The popular The CW series is available to view …

NEW YORK: Adding another installment in the Tori & Dean franchise, Oxygen Media is launching its first-ever original web series, Mommywood, based on the bestselling book written by Tori Spelling. The 10 three-to-five minute webisodes present the couple’s joys and …

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 …