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NEW YORK, March 14: On April 8, HBO will premiere The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, a documentary chronicling the plight of women and girls in the African war zone. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at this year’s …

LONDON, March 13: Ecosse Films’ Mistresses has been re-commissioned for a second season to air on BBC One. Mistresses follows the lives of four 30-something friends and their quest for true love. Sarah Parish, Sharon Small, Orla Brady and Shelley …

LOS ANGELES, March 13: MarVista Entertainment has picked up two new children’s properties for the international TV and DVD market: BJ’s Teddy Bear Club and Bible Stories and The Hidden Treasure of Wompkee Wood. BJ’s Teddy Bear Club and Bible …

LONDON, March 13: Following on the success of the third season of Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses, UKTV Style will air a fourth season of the format, titled Spa of Weight Loss for Life, centered on losing weight by detoxing. Produced …

MEXICO CITY, March 13: Wal-Mart de México and LazyTown Entertainment have partnered for a new multi-year initiative that addresses child obesity in Mexico. The collaboration involves the rollout of a range of healthy products, ideas and solutions for parents, engaging …

SINGAPORE, March 13: StarHub will replace its Cricket Channel with STAR Cricket, a 24-hour network dedicated to cricket action from around the globe, and will add Cricket Extra to its Cricket Group. STAR Cricket is fully packaged by ESPN STAR …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13: Maurice van Sabben has been appointed the president of National Geographic Television International (NGTI), effective April 1. Van Sabben will be responsible for overseeing the existing factual and kids’ program sales business. He will work closely …

LONDON, March 13: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has made a £114.3 million cash offer to acquire the Dutch interactive entertainment and format company 2waytraffic. The Hilversum-based company’s portfolio of formats includes You Are What You Eat, Take It Or Leave …

TORONTO, March 13: Doug Smith has joined Sullivan Entertainment’s sales team as a sales consultant. Smith will oversee the company’s sales team, and is responsible for all worldwide sales of theatrical and television programming. Smith arrives at Sullivan from Alliance …

JERUSALEM, March 13: The Israeli government has accused Al Jazeera of biased coverage favoring the militant Hamas party and has said that the country’s officials will no longer be interviewed on the Middle Eastern news network. According to wire reports, …