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MONTEREY, March 25: A new study from SNL Kagan estimates that there will be more than 71 million HD subscribers in the U.S. by 2012, with cable and satellite HD subscriber penetration to hit 65.7 percent of multichannel households by …

LONDON, March 25: FremantleMedia will head to MIPTV with a lineup of game shows and reality formats, including The Big Give. The Big Give has been a ratings success in the U.S., where it airs on ABC. The reality-based competition …

BURBANK, March 25: FOX is reportedly refusing to pay an indecency fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a 2003 episode of the reality series Married by America. Last month, the FCC fined 13 FOX Television Network stations …

MIAMI, March 25: Televisa Internacional will be at MIPTV with a slate of new novelas, headlined by Dumb Girls Don’t Go to Heaven (Las Tontas no van al Cielo). The 130-episode series, available in HD or as a format, is …

TOKYO, March 25: As part of a deal with NBC Universal International, the Japanese MSO giant Jupiter Telecommunications is set to begin carrying SCI FI Channel on its J:COM Digital Broadcasting service, effective April 1. Set to air on the …

MEVASSERT ZION, March 25: At MIPTV, Armoza Formats will launch its first-ever kids’ game show, Head of the Class, alongside its other format properties on offer. This is the company’s first foray into dedicated children’s programming. The format is currently …

LOS ANGELES, March 24: CBS will definitively drop Jericho, a drama about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, from its schedule, even though its was briefly returned to the network after a first cancellation last year. After the first season …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, March 24: Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys has teamed up with Dove for a new micro-series, Fresh Takes, which will debut during the season premiere of The Hills tonight at 10 p.m. on MTV. Fresh Takes will air as …

SANTA MONICA/LONDON, March 24: Lionsgate has acquired home-entertainment distribution rights to HIT Entertainment's portfolio of children’s programming for the U.S and Canada. This deal places Lionsgate, already a leader in the DVD market in North America, as the third-largest home-video …

NEW YORK, March 24: CBS Television Network is set to premiere a new celebrity-based talent series, Secret Talents of the Stars, as a live broadcast on April 8 at 10 p.m. Sixteen celebrities will face off in a tournament-style competition, …