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LOS ANGELES, October 2: This month, Fox Reality Channel will premiere There’s Something About Miriam, a controversial reality series that aired in the U.K. on Sky One in 2004. The show launches with a special preview on October 31 at …

HILVERSUM, October 2: 2waytraffic International has secured the worldwide distribution rights to The Real Fame Game, a game-show format from Japan’s Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV), for roll out at MIPCOM. The Real Fame Game launched on Japan’s YTV in 1997. …

LOS ANGELES, October 2: The leaders of the Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East have sent letters to their members seeking authorization to call a strike at “the most advantageous moment” after their current contract …

NEW YORK, October 2: AETN International will head to MIPCOM this year with more than 300 new hours of nonfiction programming, led by the “real-life” high-definition series Ice Road Truckers, which aired on The History Channel in the U.S. and …

LONDON, October 2: BSkyB may be forced to shed its 17.9-percent stake in ITV, acquired last November, after the U.K.’s Competition Commission said the satellite platform’s interest in the commercial broadcaster “restricts competition and therefore operates against the public interest.” …

COPENHAGEN, October 2: Zodiak Television World will be armed with ten new formats for international buyers at MIPCOM. Reality fare includes the half-hour format Wanted: Roommate, which explores house hunting, as people young and old seek to rent out rooms. …

TORONTO, October 2: CTVglobemedia has restructured its television division following its acquisition of CHUM, with five executive appointments and the reorganization of its TV brands. Susanne Boyce has been named president of creative, content and channels at CTV Inc., leading …

MONACO, October 2: Daro Film Distribution is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year by rolling out a large selection of new programs at MIPCOM. Daro represents more than 100 production companies from around the world and has a catalogue ranging …

SANTA MONICA, October 2: Lionsgate will begin pre-production in Canada this December on a new horror-anthology series, Fear Itself, which has been picked up by NBC for 13 one-hour episodes that will air in summer 2008. The series is part …

LONDON, October 2: As part of its continued growth across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Russia, MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has made three key appointments within the Nickelodeon Emerging Markets team. Alex Chien joins the London office …