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SANTA MONICA, October 23: Nickelodeon has picked up seven additional episodes of its teen comedy series Just Jordan, bringing its second-season total to 20 episodes. The show will be moving to a new day and time—Saturdays at 8:30 p.m.—beginning on …

LONDON, October 23: NBC Universal has finalized its acquisition of Sparrowhawk Holdings from Providence Equity Partners, 3i and management shareholders, giving it control of the Hallmark Channels outside of the U.S. Regulatory approvals have been received for the transaction, which …

NEW YORK, October 23: Classic Media has acquired the international rights to Turok: Son of Stone, an animated feature-length film based on a Gold Key Comics title, for premiere at this year’s AFM. The film is presented by The Weinstein …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, October 23: CBS News employees who are members of the Writers Guild of America are set to hold a strike authorization vote on November 15, after working under an expired contract since April 2005. According to a …

NEW YORK, October 23: Channel One Russia Worldwide, a 24-hour Russian network, is now available to Time Warner Cable digital customers in selected parts of New York and New Jersey. Channel One Russia Worldwide is an international version of Channel …

BURBANK, October 23: CBS has axed Viva Laughlin, an adaptation of the BBC’s Viva Blackpool, after just two episodes, with plans to fill the Sunday 8 p.m. time slot with the 12th season of the Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race. …

MUNICH, October 23: Tandem Communications has promoted Bernhard Schwab to international sales director, reporting directly to Tandem’s partner and managing director, Rola Bauer. Schwab will head up Tandem’s sales division, overseeing the company’s sales activities in Russia, Poland, Hungary, Benelux, …

STOCKHOLM, October 23: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) revenues for the third quarter rose 15 percent to SEK 2.6 billion ($404.8 million), while profit was up just 1 percent to SEK 292 million ($45.2 million). For the quarter, Viasat Broadcasting’s revenues …

GSN Hires Former Animal Planet Exec SANTA MONICA, October 23: GSN has named Joel McGee, previously with Animal Planet, to the post of executive director of development. In his new role, McGee’s responsibilities will include developing in-house original content as …

MADRID, October 23: Six companies, including Mediapro, the producer and distributor that owns a stake in La Sexta, have teamed for a pay-TV trial on digital terrestrial television in Spain. The pilot is set to take place in the village …