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LONDON: The Jamie Oliver cooking series Oliver’s Twist, produced for Food Network in the U.S., is to receive its British TV premiere on UKTV Food today. UKTV Food picked up the Fresh One-produced 40×30-minute show from FremantleMedia Enterprises. It will air every weekday …

NEW YORK: Scholastic Media has teamed up with University Games to produce a line of board and card games, as well as puzzles, for The 39 Clues.  The line is slated to hit shelves in conjunction with the publication of …

TORONTO: The animated preschool series Wibbly Pig leads off 9 Story Entertainment’s production slate, which also includes the live-action offering Survive This and new episodes of Best Ed.  The 52×10-minute Wibbly Pig, co-produced with Wish Films, features an inquisitive character …

LONDON: Michael Massey has joined Splash Media, founded by Jane Lush and Fenia Vardanis, to head up its factual division.  Massey previously worked with Splash Media as series editor on ITV1’s Piers Morgan On…Sandbanks and the follow-up series, Piers Morgan …

LONGWOOD: The Television Syndication Company (TVS) has taken on the international rights, outside the U.S., for television, inflight and Internet platforms for the fitness series Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr. The 26 30-minute episodes feature certified yoga instructor Sarah Starr guiding viewers through …

NEW YORK: Microsoft Corporation’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, is set to deliver a keynote speech at the 2009 Media Summit, scheduled to take place in New York March 18 to 19. Ballmer will be interviewed by BusinessWeek‘s editor-in-chief, Stephen J. Adler, at …

TORONTO: In the wake of its expanded production slate, Cream Productions has added a new member to its management lineup along with promoting two current executives.    Mark Carter, Cream’s head of production since 2005, has been named director of …

LAS VEGAS: Nickelodeon Latin America has ordered 25 additional episodes of the teen novela Isa TKM, a co-production with Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). Isa TKM, which debuted with 75 episodes in fall 2008, was a pan-regional success with viewers …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has renewed the clothing licence for Marks and Spencer, plus a toiletries license from H&A, for the property Charlie and Lola for an additional two years. Slated to launch this spring, the collection of Charlie and Lola-inspired apparel …

SINGAPORE: The animated sports series Supa Strikas is slated to debut on February 2 on ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) networks across Asia. The show will air every Monday at 7 p.m., and is repeated on Saturdays at 11:30am. STAR Sports …