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UNIVERSAL CITY: After weeks of speculation, NBC has confirmed that Chuck will return to the schedule for a third season, with sandwich chain Subway on board as a "major sponsor." "This innovative partnership is a perfect example of the effectiveness of the …

HONG KONG: SPE Networks—Asia (SPENA) has upped two executives on its senior management team, with a number of other changes to the middle management. Voo Chih Yeong has been promoted from executive director to VP of affiliate sales and marketing. …

NEW YORK: After announcing its new pickups at its Infront presentation earlier this month, NBC unveiled its fall and midseason grids today, as well as formally renewed Law & Order for a record 20th season. The network presented two grids, for …

NEW YORK: José Tillan has been named general manager and executive VP of MTV Tr3s, and will be based in New York and Miami. Tillan was the senior VP of content and creative for MTV/VH1 Latin America. Reporting to Stephen Friedman, the general …

LONDON: Sky1 has secured the exclusive U.K. rights to ALL3MEDIA International’s The Lion Man, which looks at the relationship Craig Busch has with these animals. The show had initially been aired for broadcast on Sky Real Lives and Sky3, but, after performing …

LOS ANGELES: The International Sexy Ladies Show, featuring clips of women from provocative TV programming from around the world, kicks off on G4 on June 7 at 9:30 p.m. as part of the channel’s Duty Free TV programming block.  Each episode …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Anurag Dahiya as VP of strategy and business development, making a lateral move from the programming and acquisitions department, where he was most recently the VP of programming for South Asia. Dahiya will …

NEW YORK: A third season of Original Media’s Storm Chasers is set to air on Discovery Channel this fall. The series gives a firsthand look at one of nature’s most destructive forces, the tornado. It follows professional storm chasers Reed …

TORONTO: Canadian multifaith and multicultural broadcaster VisionTV is seeking proposals from Canadian independent producers for an original dramedy series to launch in the fall of 2010. The deadline for pitches is June 15. The broadcaster is seeking out a run …

BURBANK: Fantagraphics Books has signed on to publish a graphic novel series based on Lincoln Butterfield Animation’s RIP, M.D., a teen-targeted property that takes a comical look at the real-life problems of monsters. RIP, M.D. follows the adventures of Ripley …