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TORONTO: Peace Arch Entertainment has announced the resignation of CEO Gerry Noble, less than a year after he took on the role. “With the recent sale of its home entertainment division, I believe Peace Arch is now well situated to …

SANTA MONICA: An additional 20 episodes of the hit live-action comedy True Jackson, VP, have been ordered by Nickelodeon. Airing regularly Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., True Jackson, VP follows the social life, and love life, of a 15-year-old fashionista, who …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has acquired a slate of British movies from NBC Universal International Television Distribution, including Love Actually and Notting Hill, for BBC Entertainment in Poland. The package of Working Title films, which covers the exclusive basic cable rights in Poland, also includes About …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television has secured an agreement with MultiChoice that extends its general-entertainment channel Sony Entertainment Television (SET) across Africa, bringing its total number of subscriber households in the territory to more than 2 million. Beginning May 6, SET …

NEW YORK/SEOUL: AETN International has secured a carriage deal with Korean DTH platform SkyLife for its History HD service, which is already available in the country on Korea Telecom’s IPTV platform, MegaTV. "As a global leader in HD programming, we are delighted …

LOS ANGELES: The J.J. Abrams drama Fringe will return for a sophomore season on FOX. Fringe ranks as the number one new series among adults 18 to 49, consistently winning its Tuesday time slot. The series wraps its first season …

NEW YORK/BURBANK: Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) is set to roll out AOL’s recently launched social networking platform, called Socialthing, across its digital destinations, including CWTV.com and TheWB.com. Announced last week, Socialthing is a new platform allowing websites to implement social …

NEW YORK: The male-centric HBO series Entourage is heading to Spike TV beginning January 2010, with the off-net acquisition rights covering all seasons to date. Spike took on all 78 episodes of Entourage, including the upcoming sixth, as well as …

MIAMI: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has appointed Sofia Ioannou as managing director of MTV Networks Latin America (MTVNLA), succeeding Pierluigi Gazzolo, who was recently appointed COO for MTVNI. As managing director of MTVNLA, Ioannou will be responsible for leading the …

TORONTO: Shaftesbury Films’ The Listener is set for its North American premiere on June 4 on CTV, Space and NBC, following its March rollout on the Fox International Channels. Following the North American premiere, encore episodes of the series will air Saturdays …