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SILVER SPRING, November 29: Jane Root is stepping down at Discovery Channel to return to the U.K., with John Ford tapped as the network’s new president and general manager. Root is currently president and general manager of Discovery Channel and …

LONDON, November 29: UKTV has tapped Paul Moreton as the channel head of its flagship network UKTV Gold as well as UKTV Drama, marking the first time that the two channel brands are under one head. In his new post, …

SINGAPORE, November 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed 1,200 hours of programming to broadcasters in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Among the new titles licensed into the region are Essence of Emeril, featuring chef Emeril Lagasse, and the …

NEW YORK, November 29: MTV Networks will make every clip from every episode of the animated Comedy Central series South Park available for free online, beginning next year. The launch of the South Park clip site—which can be found at …

SINGAPORE, November 29: A four-minute corporate video with senior executives from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) rapping about the organization’s activities, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times on YouTube, was a lead topic of conversation in …

SINGAPORE, November 29: Singapore has added to its long list of countries with which it has media alliances, with the Media Development Authority (MDA) announcing a tie-up with Canal France International (CFI). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) serves to facilitate …

NEW YORK, November 28: HBO Sports has launched Fan Life, a series of original short films created exclusively for HBO’s digital platforms, including HBO Podcasts, HBO Mobile and HBO.com. The series marks the first time HBO Sports has created entirely …

TORONTO, November 28: Principal photography is underway in Hamilton, Ontario on Peace Arch Entertainment’s new action film, Weapon, starring UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. Franklin will star opposite Bruce Greenwood (I Robot, Swept Away, Déjà Vu) and Tiffani Thiessen (She …

LONDON, November 28: BBC Four has unveiled a lineup of four one-off dramas centered on the stories behind well-known British television entertainers: Hughie Green, Most Sincerely, The Curse Of Steptoe, Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me and Hancock & Joan. …

SANTA MONICA, November 28: Beginning January 8, 2008, GSN will roll out 40 half-hour episodes of its new prime-time game show How Much is Enough?, hosted by Corbin Bernsen. How Much is Enough? will air on GSN Tuesday through Saturday …