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LOS ANGELES, January 14: Season eight of American Idol premiered on FOX last night with an estimated 30.1 million viewers, 10-percent down on the season opener last year. The hit show from FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment remains the most-watched show …

NEW YORK, January 14: William Morris Agency has signed up to represent three of five major divisions, television, digital and international, City Lights Media, whose latest production, Chopped, premiered on Food Network yesterday. The partnership aims to create new relationships …

SINGAPORE, January 14: New data from ABI Research predicts a 32-percent increase in the number of subscribers to IPTV platforms worldwide by 2014. The report indicates that while satellite and cable TV platforms are likely to retain their footholds in …

NEW YORK, January 14: GMTV in the U.K. and Jetix in the Netherlands have signed on for the first season of 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King. Additionally, a second season has been picked up by Jetix U.K. for launch in late …

NEW YORK, January 13: Target Entertainment Group has sold a number of packages to broadcasters in Latin America and Canada, totaling more than 60 hours and spanning formats, factual and entertainment shows. MTV Latin America picked up season six of …

NEW YORK, January 13: Showtime has lined up an extensive promotional campaign for its new original series United States of Tara, offering up the premiere episode to a host of cable and satellite on-demand platforms, online destinations and mobile content …

LOS ANGELES, January 13: HBO Central Europe and Turner Networks in Asia are among the broadcast outlets that have signed on for content from MarVista Entertainment in the run-up to NATPE. A hundred episodes of the half-hour tween reality program …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 13: Nickelodeon has greenlit 26 additional episodes of the CG-animated comedy The Penguins of Madagascar, a co-production with DreamWorks Animation. The deal brings the total order to 52 new episodes for the show, which will debut on …

LOS ANGELES, January 13: The docudrama Harlem Heights, slated to debut on March 2 on BET, looks at an eclectic group of eight 20-somethings trying to make their way in New York City. Set against the backdrop of the increasingly …

LOS ANGELES, January 13: NATPE has teamed up with a number of media and technology companies to present "What’s Next Tech Premieres," a series at this month’s conference that highlights the latest digital products and services. Each "What’s Next Tech …