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LOS ANGELES/HONG KONG: STAR has launched its leading Hindi-language entertainment channel STAR India Plus on the Comcast Cable platform in Houston, Texas. Featuring hit soaps like Bidaai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as well as light entertainment such as Nach Baliye …

NEW YORK: CBS is relocating its 13-week mystery event series Harper’s Island to Saturday nights at 9 p.m. from its Thursday night spot, beginning this weekend. Announcing the move, CBS cited DVR and online streaming results reflecting "strong viewer engagement" with the show. Kelly Kahl, …

SANTA MONICA: Among the networks and cablers that have signed on for the new WESTDOC Conference, which spotlights the documentary and reality TV genres, are ABC, Discovery Channel, Lifetime, National Geographic, E! Entertainment Television and MTV. Animal Planet, PBS’s American …

TORONTO: The creators and executive producers of three high-profile series—Flashpoint, Hung and Intervention—have signed on to lead the Craft Series workshops at the Banff World Television Festival. The Craft Series, designed as a learning tool for producers, presents the ‘how …

LONDON/MADRID: Juan Mayne is joining Disney-ABC-ESPN Television’s office in Madrid to take on the role of VP of program distribution for Iberia. Mayne replaces David Nogueira, who will remain in the Madrid office to hand over the role until June …

LONDON: Asian broadcasters have picked up more than 120 hours from National Geographic Television International (NGTI), following discussions from MIPTV. In China, Leland International picked up a package of some 30 hours of programming for various regional channels. Titles included …

WASHINGTON: In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has voted in favor of the FCC’s policy of fining broadcasters over the use of just a single expletive on live television. The so-called "fleeting expletive" policy, adopted in 2004, had …

LONDON: After three years at Target TV as head of development, Sophie Wurzer has been appointed commissioning editor of LIVING. Wurzer will take up her new role on April 29, reporting directly into Mark Sammon, the head of commissioning for …

LONDON: Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group is buying leading Nordic production group Metronome Film & Television from Schibsted for $87.6 million (SEK 719 million). The acquisition expands Shine’s footprint to 23 companies operating in nine markets on three continents. It brings all 15 production …

HONG KONG: The American adaptation of Life on Mars, about a New York Police Department detective who gets transported back into the ’70s, will premiere May 5 on AXN Beyond in Asia, airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m., first and exclusively. A …