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NORTH SYDNEY, September 20: Endemol Southern Star has appointed Rory Callaghan to the position of managing director, following the decision by Kris Noble, the current managing director, to step down from a full-time role. Callaghan will assume overall responsibility for …

BURBANK, September 20: NBC.com has launched a new service, "NBC Direct," which will allow users to download and view its popular prime-time and late-night programming on their desktops for up to one week after broadcast. The first version of this …

NEW YORK, September 20: MTV has launched Think.MTV.com in beta today, a new online community dedicated to stimulating youth activism. The online community was founded with the help of financial support and expertise from the Case Foundation, Bill & Melinda …

LONDON, September 20: UKTV is evolving UKTV G2 into Dave, a male-skewing comedy and factual entertainment channel, launching on all digital platforms in the U.K., including Freeview, on October 15. The idea behind the channel’s new name is that “everybody …

NEW YORK, September 20: USA Network has ordered a third season of 16 episodes of its one-hour drama Psych, which became the top-rated new cable show last year. Psych has ratcheted up successful ratings since its debut in the summer …

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20: Virgin America and VH1 have partnered to offer the first inflight on-demand music-video library for U.S. routes to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas. The Virgin America-VH1 music-video library, available on …

TORONTO, September 20: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) and the CBC have acquired the international distribution rights to the second season of the Emmy Award-winning ten-hour series The Tudors. SPWAG has agreed to extend its previous license agreement for …

NEW YORK, September 20: Nickelodeon’s hit live-action comedy series The Naked Brothers Band, will roll out its first one-hour TV movie, Battle of the Bands, premiering October 6 at 8 p.m. and repeating October 7 at 7 p.m. In the …

LONDON, September 20: Distraction has secured Peace Arch Entertainment’s entire format catalogue for international distribution, including the weight-loss format The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp. Peace Arch’s The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp is a weight-loss format in which women undergo an …

LOS ANGELES, September 20: Lifetime has announced that its vampire-themed drama series Blood Ties will return for a second season of 10 new episodes this fall, beginning Friday, October 12 at 11 p.m. Blood Ties joins Lifetime's new Friday night …