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LOS ANGELES: The hour-long original series White Collar (working title) has been added to USA Network’s lineup. The series stars Matthew Bomer (Chuck, Tru Calling), Tim DeKay (Tell Me You Love Me, Carnivale), Tiffani Thiessen (What About Brian, Fastlane) and …

NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. rights to a special about the kidnap and murder of an Afghani interpreter by the Taliban, for broadcast on the premium channel this summer. Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi will have its …

LOS ANGELES: Jordan Hoffner, the director of content partnerships at YouTube, will deliver the opening keynote at NATPE’s third annual LATV Fest, which takes place July 8 to 9 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Participants at the two-day …

ORLANDO: The new Golf Channel original series Golf in America, hosted by Law & Order‘s Anthony Anderson, will kick off its ten-episode run on June 23 at 10 p.m. The series will uncover real-life stories, featuring larger-than-life characters and inspirational …

LOS ANGELES: The Mirage Group has given the go-ahead for development of a live-action feature film that looks at the origins of the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with release slated for 2011. Mirage is partnering with producers Scott Mednick …

LONDON: NBC Universal International Television Distribution has sold the exclusive U.K. multichannel rights for The Rachel Zoe Project to UKTV to air on its soon-to-relaunch lifestyle channel Really. The 6×1-hour observational-documentary series features celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and her trusted …

CAMBRIDGE: IPTV will struggle to find its footing in Latin America, according to Pyramid Research, taking a backseat to other platforms until 2012, when it will reach a 5-percent penetration of all pay-TV subscriptions. Pyramid estimates that by 2014, the region …

MIAMI: Effective immediately, Borja Perez will serve as VP of integrated solutions and digital media for the Telemundo Communications Group. Perez will report to Jacqueline Hernández, the COO of Telemundo and Peter Blacker, executive VP of digital media and emerging …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: E1 Entertainment’s original drama series Copper for Canwest, set to air on Global Television in Canada, has been picked up by ABC for a U.S. run. The 13-part series is billed as a "character-driven workplace drama" about five rookie cops. …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports has extended its agreement with The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, scoring the exclusive cable and satellite, terrestrial and multimedia rights to the Wimbledon Championships from 2009-2014 in 24 markets across Asia. ESS has been carrying some Wimbledon coverage in Asia …