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BEVERLY HILLS/PALO ALTO, November 30: Online entertainment platform Vuze has signed a mutually exclusive agreement with Hollywood talent agency United Talent Agency (UTA) to serve as their agent for business development and representation. As part of the deal, UTA will …

LONDON, November 30: Virgin Media Television’s recently launched entertainment channel Virgin 1 has announced two one-off commissions for its peak-time Envy strand: Boob Envy and Money Envy, airing this December. Boob Envy, presented by Thaila Zucci (Star Stories, Balls of …

NEW YORK, November 30: qubo, the bilingual multiplatform kids’ service, will roll out a range of new on-air programming next month, and has also expanded its online offerings with several new interactive applications. Beginning Monday, December 3, the qubo Channel …

LONDON, November 29: Parthenon Entertainment is working on a new high-definition animal series tentatively titled Baby Planet, with Animal Planet US, Animal Planet International and French broadcaster France 5. Production has already begun on the 5×1-hour series, which is the …

LONDON, November 29: Five is set to roll out its slate of new winter programming, which will include contemporary documentaries and other factual fare. It Pays to Watch, a Money Saving production for Five, is a new magazine series presented …

LONDON, November 29: NBC Universal Global Networks is set to launch fully localized versions of SCI FI and Universal Channel in Poland on December 1. The networks will be available on the digital TV platform ‘n’ and will feature science …

WEST PALM BEACH, November 29: ION Media Networks has acquired the rights to the long-running sitcom The Drew Carey Show from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution, and will launch the series on ION Television with a New Year’s Eve marathon. …

SILVER SPRING, November 29: Jane Root is stepping down at Discovery Channel to return to the U.K., with John Ford tapped as the network’s new president and general manager. Root is currently president and general manager of Discovery Channel and …

LONDON, November 29: UKTV has tapped Paul Moreton as the channel head of its flagship network UKTV Gold as well as UKTV Drama, marking the first time that the two channel brands are under one head. In his new post, …

SINGAPORE, November 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed 1,200 hours of programming to broadcasters in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Among the new titles licensed into the region are Essence of Emeril, featuring chef Emeril Lagasse, and the …