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LOS ANGELES, January 23: Peter White, Garrett Law and A.J. Lewis are launching Attention Span Media, a full-service creative and production studio specializing in mobile and online content that will debut its first webisodic series, Dorm Life, on February 4. …

HONG KONG, January 23: STAR has launched a new channel, focused on Chinese movies from the ‘70s to ‘90s, with carriage scored in Singapore with StarHub and in North America with the KyLinTV IPTV platform. STAR Chinese Movies 2 will …

ATLANTA, January 23: Adina Pitt, who previously served as the VP of acquisitions for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, has been tapped as the VP of content acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Based in New …

NEW YORK, January 23: Guinness World Records TV has secured a two-hour prime-time slot on NBC for its live special Guinness World Records Live: Top 100, which will air on January 27 at 9 p.m. Produced by Endemol subsidiary True …

NEW YORK, January 23: MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, has reached a new talent and development deal with videogame journalist Geoff Keighley, the host of Spike TV’s Game Head. Premiering Friday, January 25, the fifth season of …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Showtime Networks has ordered a third season of its acclaimed drama series Brotherhood. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the political-crime drama, which stars Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. The series is shot …

HONG KONG, January 23: Granada International has brokered a deal for an Indian version of the National Geographic quiz format Nat Geo-Genius, which has rolled out on the local feed of the National Geographic Channel. The Indian version of Nat …

NEW YORK, January 23: Oxygen Media, now owned by NBC Universal, has renewed its hit series Tori & Dean…Still Inn Love (working title) for a third season. Last season, the series followed Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210) and husband Dean …

SEATTLE, January 23: Sony Pictures Television has agreed to provide a selection of feature films to the broadband rental and subscription service ReelTime Rentals. Under the terms of the agreement, Sony Pictures will provide ReelTime with feature films spanning new …

TEL AVIV, January 23: On the back of a successful MIPCOM, where the company closed deals worth more than $6.3 million, Dori Media Group is projecting strong results for the year ended December 31, 2007, ahead of the release of …