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LOS ANGELES, November 19: Freshman ABC drama Dirty Sexy Money has been picked up for a full-season order, with Lolita Davidovich joining the cast in a recurring role. Davidovich will play a hospital administrator and potential love interest for Donald …

LONDON, November 19: Current, a youth-targeted news and information network, has launched Current.com in the U.K. The site, an extension of Current’s linear television channel, offers an array of features with which users can interact with the linear network. In …

LONDON, November 19: BBC has named Karen O’Connor as the head of London factual, a post recently established as part of the pubcaster’s Delivering Creative Future plan. As head of London factual production, O’Connor will be responsible for the development …

LOS ANGELES, November 19: After acquiring the rights to remake the 1960s sitcom Green Acres, Richard L. Bare, who directed all 168 episodes of the original series, believes the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will increase demand for …

PARIS, November 19: French cinema chain Circuit George Raymond (CGR) and Arts Alliance Media (AAM) have reached an exclusive agreement for the deployment of digital cinema in 100 percent of CGR’s 400 screens throughout France. The rollout is scheduled to …

SYDNEY, November 19: BBC Worldwide has licensed the rights for a local version of the British motoring show Top Gear to Australian terrestrial network SBS. This is the first global deal for a local version of Top Gear. Freehand Productions, …

LONDON, November 19: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (Fox) has extended its licensing agreement with Programs4Africa (P4A), which will serve as its representative in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, for an additional two years. P4A, a program sales company …

NEW YORK, November 19: HIT Entertainment has appointed Gary Krakower as its new senior VP of business development for North America, effective immediately. Based in HIT’s New York office, Krakower will be responsible for growth in the area of live …

LOS ANGELES, November 19: Although writers remain on strike, The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) will resume talks on November 26. No other details regarding the return to the bargaining …

LONDON, November 19: Following a Public Value Test, the BBC Trust has given its approval to the BBC’s proposal for the U.K.’s first free-to-air, mixed-genre high-definition television channel, BBC HD. BBC HD will launch on digital terrestrial television, including Freeview, …