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DUNEDIN: NHNZ has teamed up with Science Channel, China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) and Discovery Networks Asia to explore some of China’s earliest engineering achievements. The partners are co-producing two hour-long Man Made Marvels specials on ancient Chinese architectural structures. NHNZ has aligned with Chinese archaeologist Dr. …

LONDON: A slate of new drama projects are in the works from Ann Harris and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) through an 18-month initiative for the development of programs for the U.K. and international markets. Harris, who has worked on many co-production …

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY: HIT Entertainment has teamed up with TV Azteca to launch a branded preschool block on free-to-air television in Mexico. The block, Niños Siete, launched January 4, airing Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The block features a host …

LOS ANGELES: Granada America has signed an exclusive arrangement to produce eight original episodes of its reality series Nanny 911 for CMT, which has been airing the show since March 2008.  With production already under way, the new episodes will reunite with original …

TORONTO: Filming is under way on a new film from Breakthrough Films & Television and Six Islands Productions that follows six former members of a theater company as they reunite following the death of their director.  A Wake is expect …

NEW DELHI: Turner International and Alva Brothers Entertainment are set to launch a new Hindi-language general-entertainment channel in March targeting "Neo Indians." The channel, named REAL, will be operated by Turner and Alva’s 50/50 joint venture company, Real Global Broadcasting (RGB). …

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide Americas has lined up syndication deals on the Kudos drama Spooks (also known as MI-5) with PBS stations across the U.S. This is the largest upfront syndication deal yet for BBC Worldwide Americas, with the show cleared in 64 …

SYDNEY: AXN Central Europe picked up the action drama Rush, along with All Saints and Water Rats, from Southern Star International.  AXN Central Europe acquired seasons one and two of Rush, a one-hour drama that looks at police under pressure. Seasons five …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Celestial Classic Movies will launch in Singapore on StarHub TV on January 25, with a 19-day free preview being offered.  The 24-hour Chinese movie channel is packaged by Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures. It features Chinese movies produced from …

LONDON: Sky1 has nabbed the exclusive British TV rights to the new drama Lie to Me, which launched on FOX in the U.S. last night with British actor Tim Roth. This is the first TV show for Roth, the Academy Award-nominee …