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SANTA MONICA, January 18: Lionsgate has acquired the international rights to the comedy series Chandon Pictures, an original production from Australia’s Movie Network Channels. Lionsgate retains the rights to distribute the series worldwide outside of Australia, including to the U.S. …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: Production is under way on a third season of The Style Network’s hair salon reality series Split Ends, slated to premiere this spring. The unscripted weekly series offers a unique look at the hair business, as …

LUXEMBOURG/HILVERSUM, January 18: Bert Habets, the current CFO at RTL Nederland, has been upped to the role of CEO, effective February 1, and will take over for Fons van Westerloo, who will join the company’s Supervisory Board and become an …

NEW YORK, January 18: Oxygen Media, now owned by NBC Universal, has appointed Jason Klarman as the general manager, effective immediately. In addition to managing the channel’s day-to-day operations, Klarman will work closely with Lauren Zalaznick, the president of Bravo …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: Regent Worldwide Sales, the sales affiliate of Regent Entertainment, has named Meggan Kimberley and Adam Wright as its co-presidents, following Gene George’s departure to join Starz Media. Together, Kimberley and Wright will share all management and …

LONDON, January 18: Fox Sports International (FSI) has inked a deal with IAAF for the exclusive worldwide television distribution rights to the new runner’s lifestyle magazine program Running Road Show. The 50-week series will premiere today and will focus on …

NEW YORK, January 17: American Idol delivered 33.4 million viewers when it returned to FOX’s schedule this week, making it the most-watched non-sports event of the season, despite an 11-percent drop from the 37.4 million who tuned in last year. …

HILVERSUM/MIAMI, January 17: Endemol has appointed Laurens Drillich, former chairman and CEO of Dutch pubcaster BNN, as senior VP of Endemol USA Latino. Drillich, a former managing director and creative director of Endemol Mexico, will report to the chairman of …

WEST PALM BEACH, January 17: ION Media Networks has entered into a strategic partnership with Star Media, a New York-based syndication outfit, and Omnicom’s OMG Entertainment & Sports unit for the development and broadcast of programming for African-American audiences. The …

LOS ANGELES, January 17: Lifetime Networks has promoted David Hillman to VP of reality programming, based in the company’s Los Angeles office. In his new position, Hillman will continue to be responsible for developing and overseeing reality programming at the …