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NEW YORK, September 22: SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on the new original drama series Warehouse 13, ordering 11 hours, including the previously produced two-hour pilot. The series follows two Secret Service agents who find themselves abruptly transferred to …

MUNICH/LONDON, September 22: Camp Rock drew in 2.4 million viewers on Disney Channel in the U.K. in its premiere weekend, making it the most successful non-sequel ever on the channel, surpassing High School Musical by 23 percent and ranking number …

CULVER CITY, September 22: Shephen Chow is set to direct Seth Rogen and star opposite him as Kato in Columbia Pictures’ The Green Hornet, which is slated for release on June 25, 2010. Chow has starred in and directed films …

TORONTO, September 22: Astral Media’s The Movie Network and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central will launch HBO Canada on October 30 as a multiplex channel, at no additional charge to their current subscribers. Astral Media and Corus Entertainment have expanded on …

LONDON, September 22: Jane Tranter, who is currently the fiction controller at BBC in the U.K., is set to move over to BBC Worldwide to drive its scripted and reality production business in North America. Tranter will leave her current …

TORONTO, September 19: Nerdland, a new stop-motion pilot from Cuppa Coffee Studios, is set make its debut to international buyers at MIPCOM, and is launching this fall on TELETOON. The teen comedy follows the misadventures of a group of pop-culture …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Lawless Entertainment has struck a deal with Noble Productions, in association with Lava Box Entertainment Group, to distribute the feature film Noble Things across all media. Noble Things is the story of down-and-out country singer Jimmy …

LONDON, September 19: Passion Distribution will head to MIPCOM with two new programs from Toronto-based indie Buck Productions in its catalogue: Petal Pushers and Leave Her to Die. The 13×30-minute Petal Pushers looks at the inner workings of a premier …

NEW YORK, September 19: ColbertNation.com, a website dedicated to Comedy Central’s hit political series The Colbert Report, will now feature more than 2,800 videos dating back to 2005, a complete show history, an online community and more. The refreshed site …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Playboy TV International has added more than 200 hours of original and acquired programming to its catalogue, for use on its 28 worldwide channels and for syndication to international broadcasters. New Playboy TV productions include Around …