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PARIS, March 21: Three leaders in the world of social media, representing MySpace, Bebo and Creative Commons, have been tapped to deliver keynote speeches on April 10 at MIPTV featuring MILIA. Travis Katz, the managing director of international for MySpace/Fox …

LONDON, March 21: ITV won the rights to the last remaining live UEFA Champions League games for a three-year period from 2009 to 2012 for a reported £55 million a year. ITV will broadcast the first pick of Wednesday night …

LOS ANGELES, March 21: The CW has picked up a real-time medical drama pilot from Simon Fuller, the creator of American Idol. The project, entitled Austin Golden Hour, is being written by Lance Gentile (Third Watch, ER) and Mal Young …

LOS ANGELES, March 21: The U.S. Hispanic network Azteca América has reached an agreement with its parent company TV Azteca to open a news studio in Mexico City, which is slated to begin broadcasting the week of April 14. The …

BURBANK, March 21: Disney Channel will debut a new short-form reality series this spring, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, which is focused on the platinum-selling musical trio. Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the …

SILVER SPRING, March 21: Animal Planet will premiere a new competition show, Groomer Has It, which looks for America’s best dog groomer, on April 12 at 9 p.m. Groomer Has It, hosted by Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight …

ATLANTA, March 20: The children’s live-action comedy series My Spy Family, distributed by DECODE Enterprises, will begin filming a second season of 20×22-minute episodes in July, to air on Boomerang in the U.K. Targeted for children aged 6 to 12, …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned U.K.-based Renegade Pictures for two new series: Planet Mechanics and Vegas Comes to China. Planet Mechanics is an 8×1-hour series featuring Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield. The team uses …

LONDON, March 20: As part of a rebranding effort for all the digital channels operated by U.K. broadcaster Five, Five Life will be renamed FIVER, and will roll out with a new on- and off-air look beginning the end of …

LONDON, March 20: BBC Sport has inked a five-year deal with Formula One Administration for the exclusive rights to TV, radio, broadband and mobile coverage of Formula One (F1) races. The deal begins in 2009 and continues until 2013. “F1 …