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LAS VEGAS: Steve Rotfeld Productions (SRP) has scored renewals for three of its weekly kids’ series: Wild About Animals, Awesome Adventres and Whaddyado. Wild About Animals and Awesome Adventures are presently cleared in 29 of the top 30 markets in …

SINGAPORE: All Sports Networks (ASN) will be launching on StarHub on January 30, followed by ASN HD on February 10.  StarHub will offer its costumers a two-week free preview of the 24-hour channel, which broadcasts more than 20 games live …

LAS VEGAS: Talpa Content, part of John de Mol’s Talpa Media, was given the go-ahead from ABC for the production of Dating in the Dark. ABC picked up five back episodes, along with the pilot, bringing the total order to …

TORONTO: The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) will continue to receive C$100 million annually for the next two years from the federal government. "The Government’s commitment to Canadian television ensures the continued viability of this growth industry,” said Valerie Creighton, the …

NEW YORK: The new premium movie service backed by Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate, epix, is eyeing a fourth-quarter launch as a cable channel, with a broadband premiere in May. The new service will be operated by Studio 3 Networks, the …

LAS VEGAS: Nickelodeon Latin America has unveiled its new lineup of programming at NATPE, with a slate that includes The Elephant Princess and Jimmy Two Shoes.  Other series joining Nickelodeon Latin America are The Mighty B!, The Penguins of Madagascar, …

LAS VEGAS: Power has sealed a range of Latin American broadcast deals on its 2×2-hour mini-series The Day of the Triffids, including shoring up a slot on Mexico’s TV Azteca. The Power and Prodigy Pictures co-production, a contemporary take on John Wyndham’s international bestseller, …

LONDON: Parthenon Entertainment Group has picked up a minority stake in Canada’s Arcadia Entertainment, a production outfit that has delivered content to the likes of the CBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. The move gives Parthenon a Canadian production partner …

LONDON: Eyeworks has made an investment in former ITV entertainment chief Paul Jackson’s production firm, tapping him as CEO of its British operations. Beginning this spring, Jackson will serve as the CEO of Eyeworks’s British operations, including the existing venture, Eyeworks At It. …

LONDON: Kees Abrahams has been named the new president of international production at Sony Pictures Television International. The move is part of SPTI’s plan to streamline its global production efforts following the acquisition of 2waytraffic and investments in other outfits in …