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LAREN, June 7: Tien, the Dutch TV station owned by Talpa Media Group, has commissioned the reality format Trucker, which is based on Scania’s Young European Truck Driver competition. Trucker is developed by Silverback, formerly Talpa Scandinavia. Strix Holland will …

BUENOS AIRES, June 7: Telefe International has sold the mini-series Detectives, Brothers & Co to the Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes, marking the first time that an Argentine series will be aired on television in Brazil. The deal is also significant because …

SEOUL, June 6: Eon Kid, a robot martial arts action series originally developed by Korean computer animation studio Designstorm, is scheduled to air on Kids’ WB! in the U.S. this fall. Eon Kid (formerly entitled Iron Kid) is co-produced by …

NEW YORK, June 6: Bravo will expand its originally produced digital offerings this month with the introduction of four new web-exclusive series, including My Life on the Z-List: Jen's Vlog, a companion web series to Kathy Griffin: My Life on …

NEW YORK, June 6: Lifetime Television's original drama series Army Wives was the most-watched series premiere in the network's 23-year history, averaging 3.5 million viewers during its debut on June 3. The series notched a 2.9 household rating, Lifetime’s highest …

NEW YORK, June 6: MTV Japan will launch BET's music countdown show, 106 & PARK this fall as a one-hour branded block. Michael D. Armstrong, who leads BET International—the network’s international division—as the recently appointed senior VP and general manager, …

COLOGNE, June 6: ohm:tv’s Barcelona-based digital media division will launch Loko, a new animation channel on YouTube dedicated to edgy animated series targeted at teens and young adults. Loko will feature cult series and the newest animation brands from independent …

PARIS, June 6: Mediatoon has licensed its 40×30-minute 2-D and CGI animated series Time Jam-Valerian and Laureline, to TV3 Catalunya in Spain. The series will soon air on France 3 and Club RTL Belgium. The futuristic, manga-like series was co-produced …

SAN FRANCISCO/KUALA LUMPUR, June 6: Astro All Asia Networks has launched a new branded television channel with interactive games supplied by OpenTV's PlayJam, in Malaysia and Brunei. The new channel, Astro PlayJam Games, is the only games channel available on …

NEW YORK, June 6: Recognizing the Internet as a growing destination for video entertainment, NBC Universal has announced that it will allow personal websites to post snippets of video from NBC programs. NBC Universal will enable viral distribution of its …