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SANTA MONICA, January 23: The 50th Annual Grammy Awards is set to proceed on February 10, airing live on CBS, with the Writers Guild of America saying it won’t picket the event. While the WGA has not yet granted a …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Peter White, Garrett Law and A.J. Lewis are launching Attention Span Media, a full-service creative and production studio specializing in mobile and online content that will debut its first webisodic series, Dorm Life, on February 4. …

HONG KONG, January 23: STAR has launched a new channel, focused on Chinese movies from the ‘70s to ‘90s, with carriage scored in Singapore with StarHub and in North America with the KyLinTV IPTV platform. STAR Chinese Movies 2 will …

ATLANTA, January 23: Adina Pitt, who previously served as the VP of acquisitions for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, has been tapped as the VP of content acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Based in New …

NEW YORK, January 23: Guinness World Records TV has secured a two-hour prime-time slot on NBC for its live special Guinness World Records Live: Top 100, which will air on January 27 at 9 p.m. Produced by Endemol subsidiary True …

NEW YORK, January 23: MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, has reached a new talent and development deal with videogame journalist Geoff Keighley, the host of Spike TV’s Game Head. Premiering Friday, January 25, the fifth season of …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Showtime Networks has ordered a third season of its acclaimed drama series Brotherhood. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the political-crime drama, which stars Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. The series is shot …

HILVERSUM, January 22: Endemol International has revealed a NATPE lineup of drama, reality, animation and kids’ programming targeting the Latin American market. A number of dramas will be making their debut to the international market, including Endemol Argentina’s To the …

LONDON, January 22: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will be bringing a diverse slate of dramas, food and music programming to this year’s NATPE, headlined by the Australian series Satisfaction. The distributor is debuting the first season of the 10×1-hour series, set …

TORONTO, January 22: Breakthrough Entertainment will arrive at NATPE next week with a new crop of children’s, factual and drama programming. Breakthrough’s slate this year includes the 13×30-minute children’s series Think Big, which follows innovative kids as they create and …