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LOS ANGELES, January 23: Showtime Networks has ordered a third season of its acclaimed drama series Brotherhood. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the political-crime drama, which stars Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. The series is shot …

HONG KONG, January 23: Granada International has brokered a deal for an Indian version of the National Geographic quiz format Nat Geo-Genius, which has rolled out on the local feed of the National Geographic Channel. The Indian version of Nat …

NEW YORK, January 23: Oxygen Media, now owned by NBC Universal, has renewed its hit series Tori & Dean…Still Inn Love (working title) for a third season. Last season, the series followed Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210) and husband Dean …

SEATTLE, January 23: Sony Pictures Television has agreed to provide a selection of feature films to the broadband rental and subscription service ReelTime Rentals. Under the terms of the agreement, Sony Pictures will provide ReelTime with feature films spanning new …

TEL AVIV, January 23: On the back of a successful MIPCOM, where the company closed deals worth more than $6.3 million, Dori Media Group is projecting strong results for the year ended December 31, 2007, ahead of the release of …

SINGAPORE, January 23: The Singaporean broadband entertainment service WOWtv has boosted its offerings with a host of movies from Thailand. Beginning this month, WOWtv subscribers will be able to access a selection of Thai movies on WOWtv’s free and basic …

MUNICH, January 23: Studio100 Media, the newly formed subsidiary of Belgium’s Studio100, has acquired extensive rights for the children’s series Balloontoons (Russian title Smeshariki) from German licensor FunGameMedia. Under the terms of the agreement, Studio100 Media has picked up all …

NEW YORK, January 23: The U.S. Hispanic network V-me will roll out extensive prime-time coverage and analysis of the 2008 presidential election, featuring live updates from the channel’s news team. V-me’s election coverage explores the results and offers in-depth analysis …

NEW YORK, January 23: In response to the writers’ strike and a looming U.S. recession, NBC Universal is looking to save as much as $50 million by virtually eliminating pilots, according to the New York Times. The newspaper cited a …

SANTA MONICA, January 23: Lionsgate is heading to NATPE with a diverse slate of drama, kids’ and reality programming, headlined by the Golden Globe-winning AMC original series Mad Men. Mad Men, which debuted on AMC last year, depicts the professional …