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NEW YORK, May 16: MTV Networks International has teamed up with Ogilvy & Mather and filmmakers from Shilo to create a public-service announcement asking the global community to take action in the wake of the recent tragedy in Burma. The …

SILVER SPRING, May 16: Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ new 24/7 eco-friendly network, is set to begin airing the new 13-part environmentally focused series Alter Eco, starring Adrian Grenier of HBO’s Entourage, on June 9 at 9 p.m. A special sneak …

SAN MATEO, May 16: The online film portal Jaman.com is making more than 100 high-definition movies available for streaming on a free, ad-supported basis. Drawn from Jaman’s collection of 3,000-plus independent and international films, the titles now available for streaming …

WASHINGTON D.C., May 16: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has teamed up with Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy and Cirrus Communications for a live broadcast of the first-ever solo jet-propelled flight across the English Channel. The flight, taking place in September, …

SINGAPORE, May 16: Sony’s youth-skewing anime channel Animax has unveiled LaMB, the first animated program produced under the $6-million Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and SPE Networks—Asia Joint Production Fund, which aims to foster local production in Singapore. LaMB, which …

NASHVILLE, May 16: Documentary Channel (DOC) will showcase the U.S. premiere of the investigative documentary RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 9 at 8 p.m., with an encore presentation June 25 at 9 p.m. The 102-minute …

SINGAPORE, May 16: TRACE, an international TV channel dedicated to urban music and culture, will be available exclusively on SingTel’s pay-TV platform mio TV in Singapore, starting this Saturday, May 17. This marks the rollout of Singapore’s first urban music …

LONDON, May 16: UKTV Style has commissioned a new format, Ty’s Big British Adventure, which sees Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s Ty Pennington set out to transform the Cornish coastal town of Portreath. Produced by Twofour, the five-part series will follow …

MOSCOW, May 16: CTC Media has named former Channel 1+1 executive Vladimir Kartashkov as the general director of DTV Group. With more than 12 years of television broadcasting experience, Kartashkov was most recently responsible for news, social and political broadcasting …

LONDON, May 16: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Martin Adams, the former managing director of Clear Vision, as the business development director for home entertainment. Adams will be responsible for developing new business through existing and future channels, along with …