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NEW YORK, January 14: WSN INC., the leading publishing group for the international media industry, is renaming its factual programming brand, TV Docs, as TV Real, and is set to launch a new weekly online newsletter covering the world of …

HONG KONG, January 14: Rob Gilby has been tapped as the new senior VP and managing director of Disney-ABC International Television, Asia-Pacific, filling a role vacated by Steve Macallister last year. Gilby previously served as the managing director of Disney …

LOS ANGELES, January 14: With the sale of Alliance Atlantis complete, CBS Paramount International Television has taken on the worldwide distribution rights to the CSI franchise, effective immediately. CBS Paramount International Television has taken on all three series following the …

SINGAPORE, January 14: SPE Networks—Asia has appointed Jack Lim as VP of advertising sales and marketing, replacing Gregory Ho, following his promotion to channel head of Animax Asia. As head of the advertising sales and marketing team, Lim will spearhead …

SILVER SPRING, January 14: Animal Planet in the U.S. is set to relaunch in February with a new logo, new content and new tagline: “Same Planet. Different World.” In February alone the channel will feature eight new series and specials, …

BURBANK, January 14: CBS has ordered three new alternative/reality offerings for broadcast later this year, including one from Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg of MTV’s Punk’d fame. Kutcher and Goldberg’s Game Show in My Head is a hidden-camera game show …

LOS ANGELES, January 14: On the heels of the success of the new American Gladiators on NBC, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has announced plans to launch a full promotional campaign for the reality hit, including a broadband website, a U.S. multi-city tour …

TORONTO, January 11: Canada’s CTV and the CTVglobemedia-owned channel SPACE: The Imagination Station have acquired the rights to air the new sci-fi series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The series will premiere Sunday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on CTV …

NEW YORK, January 11: 4Kids Entertainment has finalized broadcast agreements for Viva Piñata with Ten Network Australia, Cartoon Network Latin America and Turkey’s Digiturk JOJO Channel. New episodes of the animated children’s property will launch on TEN on February 15, …

HOLLYWOOD, January 11: Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network created for people 55 and older, will launch a new talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, hosted by the former The Brady Bunch star, on January 17 at 3 p.m. …