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TORONTO, July 22: Series producer Christine Davis has returned to Cuppa Coffee Studios after a brief hiatus, and will produce the second season of the company’s award-winning series Rick and Steve for MTV sister channel Logo. Davis’s previous credits at …

HONG KONG, July 22: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) will launch on July 29 in Hong Kong on now TV, airing English-language fashion, lifestyle, drama, reality and comedy programming. Shows such as Cashmere Mafia, Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style, Top Design, …

STUDIO CITY, July 22: Hallmark Channel is rolling out its first-ever hosted online series dedicated to the behind-the-scenes news and events from the network’s family-friendly original movies and Hollywood films. The half-hour program, Hallmark Channel on Location, which premieres online …

BEVERLY HILLS, July 22: Late Night’s Conan O’Brien will succeed Jay Leno as the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show in June 2009, with Jimmy Fallon stepping into the spotlight in O’Brien’s place. The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien will …

SINGAPORE, July 22: MediaCorp Studios has sold 95 hours of Chinese drama to Guangdong Southern Film & TV Programs (Guangdong Southern), its single largest volume sale to a TV content buyer this year. Titles included under the deal are contemporary …

LONDON, July 22: Roly Keating has been named as the BBC’s first director of archive content, responsible for maximizing public access to the company’s growing television, radio and multimedia library. In this new role, Keating will lead all of the …

BOGOTÁ,  July 22: Colombian broadcaster Caracol has expanded the reach of its international feed, inking a deal with U.K.-based IPTV provider VingoTV. The deal brings Caracol Internacional to VingoTV users worldwide, excluding the U.S. “This agreement is very important for …

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 22: MTV Networks International is launching Nickelodeon Arabia, the 50th local channel in the network’s global footprint. The Arabic-language channel, targeted to children ages 2 to 14, will premiere tomorrow on Arabsat and Nilesat, reaching a potential …

LOS ANGELES, July 22: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) has acquired the U.S. DVD distribution rights to the four 30-minute programs in the Little Leaders series for its new faith-based INSPIRE label. The programs from The Little Leaders Company for ages …

STOCKHOLM, July 22: Modern Times Group’s revenues for the second quarter gained 17 percent to SEK 3.3 billion ($555.8 million), while net profit soared from SEK 362 million ($60.6 million) to SEK 1.6 billion ($267.7 million). For the first half …