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LOS ANGELES, July 21: USA Network is bolstering its Characters Welcome brand with a raft of programming in development, in addition to renewing In Plain Sight. On the network’s development slate is Covert Affairs (working title). The series follows a …

HONG KONG, July 21: The Biography Channel makes its debut in Hong Kong today on now TV, making this the third AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN) channel to premiere in the Asian region. The Biography Channel features non-fiction stories, including …

LOS ANGELES, July 21: Emmy Award-winner Edie Falco will star as a New York City hospital nurse in a new Lionsgate series for Showtime, set to premiere next year. Tentatively titled Nurse Jackie, the 12-episode, half-hour, single-camera dark comedy series …

PARIS, July 21: This year’s MIPCOM will spotlight short-form programming for mobile and the Internet with a series of screening sessions, taking place October 13, 14 and 15, presenting cross-platform entertainment projects. MIPCOM Mobile & Internet Screening Sessions will feature …

LAUSANNE, July 21: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has inked agreements with the Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU) and ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) for the broadcast rights within certain Asian territories for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games. The …

RIVERSIDE, July 21: Mattel is celebrating an initial legal win in its dispute with MGA, with a federal jury ruling that the majority of Bratz design drawings, prototypes and sculpts were created by doll designer Carter Bryant while he was …

NEW YORK, July 21: A federal appeals court today overturned the $550,000 fine levied against CBS Corporation by the Federal Communications Commission for Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl. In a performance during the half-time show …

LONDON, July 21: Richard Tulk-Hart has been named as the London-based VP of sales for home entertainment, covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, for FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Tulk-Hart will be responsible for developing the home-entertainment licensing business outside the …

LONDON, July 21: Kate Marsh will become the VP of brand partnerships and channel development for Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) networks division in September. In this newly created role, Marsh will focus on the growth of SPTI networks’ new …

SINGAPORE, July 21: Singaporean broadcast group MediaCorp has inked a deal with anime distributor Odex to bring a range of Japanese titles to its Arts Central channel and to the new online service AnimeTrix, available through its VOD portal MOBTV.sg. …