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SINGAPORE, September 24: StarHub Digital Cable will roll out two new sports channels in Singapore, with the 24-hour cricket channel Neo Sports due to launch September 26, and the Golf Channel on October 16. Neo Sports will feature all home …

LOS ANGELES, September 24: Showtime, Lionsgate and Spitfire Pictures have teamed up on a new, as-yet-untitled documentary that will present a behind-the-scenes look at the cutthroat world of high school musicals in Southern Indiana. Written and directed by Barry Blaustein, …

HILVERSUM, September 24: 2waytraffic International has unveiled its new game show format, 50-50, the first spin-off from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which has already secured deals in Japan, Greece, Australia and Italy. Japan’s Fuji channel will broadcast the …

LONDON, September 24: Pilot Productions, the producer of the hit Globe Trekker series, has launched a new broadband channel, www.globetrekkerchannel.tv. Supported by the platform Narrowstep, the new broadband channel will feature Pilot’s archive travel and lifestyle programming, including TV-show trailers, …

PHILADELPHIA, September 24: The 24-hour preschool network PBS KIDS Sprout celebrates its second birthday with the roll out of two new original morning blocks and a new season of its hit program The Good Night Show on September 26. The …

NEW YORK, September 21: National Geographic Digital Motion, the stock footage service of National Geographic Digital Media, has secured a range of new partnerships and acquisitions that have expanded its high-definition offerings by more than 170 hours. National Geographic Digital …

TORONTO, September 21: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has announced that Mara Di Pasquale and Lewin Webb have signed new agreements to retain their positions at the company as chief financial officer and president of production, respectively. Di Pasquale, who joined …

SINGAPORE, September 21: The Board of Directors of ESPN STAR Sports has appointed Manu Sawhney as the company’s managing director, effective immediately, succeeding Jamie Davis, who has resigned from the company. Davis, who joined ESPN STAR Sports in 2005, will …

LONDON, September 21: The BBC’s director-general Mark Thompson updated the BBC Trust on actions the public broadcaster is taking following recent editorial breaches in shows involving competitions and call-in voting from the audience. Thompson reported to the BBC Trust, the …

NEW YORK, September 21: Production is underway on a new docu-drama from Bravo, tentatively titled Manhattan Moms, which follows a group of New York-based socialites and their families. The one-hour series will look at the over-scheduled lives of a group …