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LOS ANGELES, July 16: USA Network has announced the series pickup of a new action comedy with the working title To Love & Die, as well as the slate of projects in development for 2008. To Love & Die stars …

ATLANTA, July 16: CNN has announced plans for a six-hour documentary on the global impact of religious fundamentalism and a high-definition two-part special on environmental change. In August, CNN will premiere CNN Presents: God’s Warriors, a six-hour documentary on the …

NEW YORK, July 16: At this year’s Television Critics’ Association press tour (TCA), Bravo announced that a number of signature franchises such as Top Chef and Project Runway would return to the network’s 2007-2008 schedule, along with new series such …

NEW YORK, July 16: Setanta Sports North America will be the exclusive live online broadcaster of the 2007 IRB Rugby World Cup, taking place in France in September. Beginning today, fans can pre-order Setanta's broadband all-access "Tournament Ticket" for $119.99 …

JAKARTA, July 16: Electronics company PT Agis is teaming with the IPTV and broadband technology provider BNS and Toshiba to build a nationwide mobile TV network in Indonesia. Operated by Agis, the service will be the first Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-based …

TEL AVIV, July 16: Dori Media Group has inked a deal to operate the movie and general entertainment channels on Israeli cable platform HOT. In March, Israel’s only cable platform asked for interested parties to submit proposals for the production …

TORONTO, July 16: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has recorded third-quarter revenues of C$20 million, more than double the C$8.8 million reported in the same period last year, drawing a profit of C$1.9 million, versus Q3 2006’s loss of C$400,000. For …

NEW YORK/FAIRFIELD, July 16: Despite posting a 6-percent drop in revenues, NBC Universal’s profit for the second quarter rose 2 percent to $904 million. The company’s revenues fell 6 percent to $3.6 billion for the quarter, and 15 percent for …

KNOXVILLE, July 16: Judy Girard will step down as the president of HGTV, the largest among the portfolio of Scripps Networks’ lifestyle channels, at the end of this year. "I have had an amazing time in television, and feel extremely …

MEXICO CITY, July 16: Grupo Televisa has received approval to acquire 49 percent of Mexico’s second-largest cable platform, Cablemas, on the condition that it makes its free TV channels available to all pay-TV operators in the country. A Bloomberg report, …