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LONDON, November 29: Parthenon Entertainment is working on a new high-definition animal series tentatively titled Baby Planet, with Animal Planet US, Animal Planet International and French broadcaster France 5. Production has already begun on the 5×1-hour series, which is the …

LONDON, November 29: Five is set to roll out its slate of new winter programming, which will include contemporary documentaries and other factual fare. It Pays to Watch, a Money Saving production for Five, is a new magazine series presented …

LONDON, November 29: NBC Universal Global Networks is set to launch fully localized versions of SCI FI and Universal Channel in Poland on December 1. The networks will be available on the digital TV platform ‘n’ and will feature science …

WEST PALM BEACH, November 29: ION Media Networks has acquired the rights to the long-running sitcom The Drew Carey Show from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution, and will launch the series on ION Television with a New Year’s Eve marathon. …

SILVER SPRING, November 29: Jane Root is stepping down at Discovery Channel to return to the U.K., with John Ford tapped as the network’s new president and general manager. Root is currently president and general manager of Discovery Channel and …

LONDON, November 29: UKTV has tapped Paul Moreton as the channel head of its flagship network UKTV Gold as well as UKTV Drama, marking the first time that the two channel brands are under one head. In his new post, …

SINGAPORE, November 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed 1,200 hours of programming to broadcasters in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Among the new titles licensed into the region are Essence of Emeril, featuring chef Emeril Lagasse, and the …

NEW YORK, November 29: MTV Networks will make every clip from every episode of the animated Comedy Central series South Park available for free online, beginning next year. The launch of the South Park clip site—which can be found at …

SINGAPORE, November 29: A four-minute corporate video with senior executives from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) rapping about the organization’s activities, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times on YouTube, was a lead topic of conversation in …

SEOUL, November 28: KBS World, the international television channel operated by Korean pubcaster KBS, will be available in Southern California on Time Warner Cable, boosting the network’s U.S. subscriber base to 20 million. Beginning December 1, KBS World will be …