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LOS ANGELES, October 2: The Screen Actors Guild’s negotiating committee is asking the union’s national board to seek a strike authorization vote, after refusing to accept the final offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The …

LONDON, October 2: Robert Kennedy has joined Fireworks International from Alfred Haber Distribution to serve as the newly created executive VP of nonfiction programming. In this position, effective October 8, Kennedy will oversee the company’s nonfiction-programming activities, including sourcing, developing …

LONDON, October 2: BBC Global News is bolstering its presence on YouTube, adding video services in Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Persian and Urdu. These join the existing English-language BBC World News channel on the video-sharing site. By the end of …

NEW YORK, October 2: Simon Philips, Marvel Entertainment’s head of worldwide animation, is expanding his responsibilities at the company, taking on the additional role of president of worldwide consumer products. In his new role, based in New York, Philips will …

BURBANK/NEW YORK, October 2: Nickelodeon is celebrating its 54th consecutive quarter as the top cable outlet during the whole day for kids 2 to 11 and total viewers, while Disney Channel is touting its position as the number one TV …

MUMBAI, October 2: Workers in India’s huge film industry have gone on strike, demanding better wages and improved working conditions, halting production on about 40 film and TV projects, reports indicate. The Bollywood strike began yesterday, led by a coalition …

LONDON, October 2: Following its acquisition by ESPN in 2007, the North American Sports Network (NASN) is being relaunched as ESPN America on February 1, in time for the Super Bowl. As ESPN America, the network will continue to deliver …

LOS ANGELES, October 2: FOX has ordered an additional nine episodes of the new J.J. Abrams drama Fringe, which has been winning its Tuesday time slot weekly among key demographics. “We're having a blast working on this show with this …

LONDON, October 2: FremantleMedia is producing an updated version of the general-knowledge quiz show Going for Gold, which is set to launch on Five on October 13. The hour-long show features four studio contestants competing to become the daily champion …

LONDON, October 2: BBC Worldwide has signed up Wow! Stuff as the master toy licensee for the hit British motoring series Top Gear, with the first product line due to hit retailers in fall 2009. Wow! Stuff will develop a …