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LOS ANGELES, December 17: The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the official selections for the eighth annual AFI Awards, which honor the best of this year’s film and television. For its top 10 TV programs of 2007, AFI’s official …

NEW YORK, December 17: Showtime has acquired the hit British series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, a half-hour comedy based on the best-selling, real-life diaries of a high-end call girl, from IMG Media. Showtime will air the first 8×30-minute …

NEW YORK, December 17: Food Network and Rachael Ray have secured a two-year agreement for a new prime-time series, Rachael’s Vacation, for launch in January, as well as an extension of her signature daytime series 30 Minute Meals for 60 …

LONDON, December 17: BBC Worldwide has added celebrity interviews from British chat-show legend Michael Parkinson to its dedicated channel on the video sharing site YouTube. In the 25 years of his chat show, Parkinson has interviewed celebrities like Dame Judi …

TEL AVIV, December 17: Dori Media Group (DMG) announced that it has sold an additional 1,806 hours of its telenovela series and formats to international broadcasters, for total combined sales of $2.6 million. The company announced that total sales could …

LONDON, December 17: Power will be presenting a wide-ranging slate at NATPE, including drama, action-adventure, sci-fi/fantasy and contemporary adaptations, headlined by Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe is a 13-part drama being produced for NBC. Directed by Yves Simoneau, this adaptation of …

LONDON, December 14: Zeal Entertainment has announced ten new production deals for the Singing Bee format, including agreements in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific. European broadcasters that have signed up for adaptations of the format include …

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14: The Independent Television Service (ITVS) has made a significant investment in the four-part religion documentary series The Calling, to be broadcast in 2009 on PBS. The Calling is a 4×1-hour exploration of faith in the U.S., …

EDMONTON, December 14: The recently launched Canadian pay-TV network Super Channel has picked up a number of drama titles from Portman Film & Television. As part of the deal, the British distributor will deliver to Super Channel Kingdom, a Parallel …

SINGAPORE, December 14: Following NBC Universal’s acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media in October, Raymund Miranda, currently the managing director of Global Networks in Asia, has been tapped to lead the company’s integrated channels operation in the region. Andrew Hanna, the managing …