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TORONTO: CityTV is set to air NBC Universal’s new untitled Jay Leno prime-time show five nights a week at 10 p.m. starting this fall. The new one-hour comedy/talk show will be simulcast with NBC in the U.S., and will showcase …

LOS ANGELES: Slumdog Millionaire reigned supreme at last night’s Academy Awards, taking home eight statuettes, including best picture and best director for Danny Boyle. The Celador Films Production, distributed by Fox Searchlight, a rags-to-riches tale set in Mumbai, also nabbed the …

LOS ANGELES: The Screen Actors Guild has rejected the final offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), citing the "surprise demand" to extend the terms of the proposed contract to 2012. The National Board of Directors …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has picked up a 75-percent interest in Thom Beers’ Original Productions, the outfit behind Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. Original Productions, a prolific producer of male-targeted factual content for U.S. cable networks, will join FremantleMedia’s global network …

LOS ANGELES: Contract renewal talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have broken down, again, while the producers have given the union 60 days to respond to their "last, best …

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery (ID) has inked a two-part agreement with author and journalist Aphrodite Jones for the hosting and creation of nonfiction content.  The deal includes the creation of the new series Aphrodite Jones Files (working title). An expert on high-profile …

ST. PETERSBURG: HSN has promoted Bill Brand to executive VP of programming and advanced series, expanding his remit to include management of the company’s marketing and business development functions.  Brand’s responsibilities now span several areas. As head of programming, he directs …

SACRAMENTO: The California legislature has approved tax credits for local film and TV productions as part of an economic stimulus provision in its new state budget. The move is one that actor-turned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been lobbying for for some time, …

TEL AVIV: While its revenues were up by 70 percent to $51 million in 2008, Dori Media Group recorded a 42-percent fall in its after-tax profit to $3.8 million. Revenues included $18.4 million from telenovela broadcasting and format-rights sales, reflecting …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has sealed a deal for 3,000 hours of varied programming with RTTL (Radio Television East Timor).  Starting this month until the end of 2014, viewers in Timor will have access to documentaries, telenovelas, children’s programs, comedy series …