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SANTA MONICA, January 31: Lionsgate has completed two volume programming deals with M-Net in South Africa and Yes-DBS Satellite Services in Israel. The deals include Lionsgate’s new one-hour and half-hour series, mini-series, movies of the week and library films. Titles …

HONG KONG, January 30: National Geographic Channel Asia will roll out a 2×1-hour daily block aimed at young viewers, called Nat Geo Junior, beginning February 4. Nat Geo Junior will air twice every weekday for one hour, from 10-11 a.m. …

TOKYO, January 30: Shigeo Fukuchi, NHK’s president who assumed his new post last Friday, named Yoshinori Imai as the new VP of the Japanese pubcaster. Imai joined NHK as a TV and radio journalist in 1968, and has moved through …

SILVER SPRING, January 30: Discovery Health is set to air a new six-part documentary series, Deliver Me, based on the lives of three OB/GYNs, beginning on March 4 at 10 p.m. Deliver Me gives a behind-the-curtain look at the professional …

TORONTO, January 30: Following its acquisition of Alliance Atlantis’ broadcasting assets, CanWest Broadcasting has announced leadership changes to its content division, affecting teams across the board including content creation, acquisition, news and information, scheduling and new media, among others. Leading …

LAS VEGAS, January 30: Marie Osmond has joined up with Program Partners for a new entertainment/lifestyle talk show, titled Marie, set to launch in syndication in fall 2009. "I've always wanted to do a show for women that would offer …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 30: Former SCI FI Channel executive Nora O’Brien has been appointed VP of drama programming at Universal Media Studios. In her new position, O’Brien will act as both a development and a current executive for scripted series. …

HOUSTON, January 30: Continental Airlines has reached an agreement with LiveTV to offer 36 channels of live, inflight satellite-based television programming provided by DIRECTV at every seat on its U.S. flights. Customers will be able to choose from a variety …

BUENOS AIRES, January 30: Telefe International has named Jesica Stescobich as the sales executive for Latin America, the U.S. and Canada. In her new role, Stescobich will be in charge of Telefe International’s customer relations in Latin America, the U.S. …

LAS VEGAS, January 30: On March 3, Nickelodeon Latin America will debut its first youth-targeted telenovela in the region, Karkú, which it acquired from TVN Chile. Kark?/i> is a coming-of-age drama that follows the adventures of a group of teenagers …