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JOHANNESBURG, September 2: SABC2 has completed a deal to broadcast earthTV’s The World LIVE four times daily, with each 90-second short showing seven glimpses of different places on the planet. The network has also commissioned a bespoke local version of …

BUENOS AIRES, September 2: Flor Latina Entertainment Group, the new initiative from Silvana D’Angelo and Pablo Bossi, has closed a deal with audiovisual producer Monosabios to add a range of titles to its recently created games and formats division. Monosabios …

LONDON, September 2: BKN International has released ratings data for the British terrestrial performance of Dork Hunters from Outer Space on GMTV, where it emerged as the number one show in its time slot for boys aged 4 to 9 …

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has acquired the broadcast rights to the one-hour mountaineering documentary King Lines from Shankly International. NGCI will broadcast King Lines on its Nat Geo Adventure channel, available in more than 40 …

LONDON, September 2: Coinciding with its tenth anniversary this year, Target Entertainment has unveiled a new corporate identity, Target Entertainment Group, reflecting its growth across the production, licensing, home-entertainment and feature-film sectors. Target has also unveiled an updated look and …

LONDON, September 2: Production has begun on Skellig, an adaptation of David Almond’s bestselling novel, to be broadcast on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in spring 2009, followed by a release in cinemas worldwide. Academy Award-nominee Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk, …

SÃO PAULO, September 2: Record TV Network has signed a five-year deal with Televisa for the co-production of telenovelas, with plans to adapt some of the Mexican broadcaster’s titles for Brazilian viewers. Each telenovela producers under the landmark alliance will …

LONDON/NEW YORK/WARSAW, September 2: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is set to launch its first high-definition channel dedicated to music and kids, MTVNHD, which will premiere September 15 at noon. The new 24-hour, English-language service will be available in Belgium, Denmark, …

NEW YORK, August 29: The six-episode season of the comedy Little Britain USA, a take-off from the hit BBC series, will debut on HBO on September 28. Set in contemporary America, the show, which will air at 10:30 p.m., will …

BURBANK, August 29: America’s Got Talent has been renewed for a fourth season by NBC, which also picked up nine additional episodes of the sophomore drama Chuck. America’s Got Talent, produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell’s SYCO Television, …