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LOS ANGELES, September 18: Of the some 10,300 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) members who responded to a mail-in poll—less than 10 percent of its base—87.3 percent said the union should keep negotiating for a better deal. According to the union, …

BURBANK, September 18: Nickelodeon’s animated comedy The Mighty B!, featuring the voice of comedian Amy Poehler, has been picked up for a second season of 20 new half-hour episodes. The Mighty B! airs regularly Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. on Nickelodeon. …

LONDON, September 18: Target Entertainment Group’s Ten Years Younger has been picked up by RTL in Germany, while ProSieben acquired a seventh season of Popstars. RTL will air Ten Years Younger daily in a mid-morning slot beginning in October. MME …

LONDON, September 18: Cineflix International has completed a batch of deals with German broadcasters RTL, NDR and ProSieben’s Kabel 1 for programming such as Trapped and Mayday. In RTL’s first deal with Cineflix, the broadcaster picked up seasons two and …

MEXICO CITY, September 18: TV Azteca has picked up WWE SmackDown, which will air on Azteca 7 beginning October 3, from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). WWE SmackDown, which will feature a roster of stars including Triple H, Undertaker and Edge, …

LONDON, September 18: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has secured a raft of presales with British broadcasters for programs from Thom Beers’ Original Productions that focus on blue-collar heroism: Black Gold, Verminators and 1000 Ways to Die. The U.K. premiere rights to …

MIAMI, September 18: La Maga y el Camino Dorado, a new series based on the classic children’s tale The Wizard of Oz, is set to premiere on October 13 at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon Latin America. The series, co-produced by …

LOS ANGELES, September 18: HBO has renewed the new drama series True Blood, from Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball, for a second season. The series will begin production of new episodes early next year in Los Angeles and will …

BUENOS AIRES, September 18: MTV Networks International’s (MTVNI) latest MTV Live concert was taped in high definition from Buenos Aires, and is set to air on MTV Networks High Definition (MTVNHD), which rolled out across Europe earlier this week. The …

LONDON, September 17: Paul Jackson, the director of entertainment and comedy at ITV, is leaving the British broadcaster at the end of the year. Jackson joined ITV in 2006 after serving as chief executive of Granada America. He previously spent …