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NEW DELHI, January 18: The Indian government has banned the Sony Pictures Television International channel AXN from local airwaves for a period of two months over supposedly lewd content. "It has been decided to prohibit transmission or retransmission of the …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: American Idol returned to FOX on Tuesday night with an all-time high opening viewership of 37.3 million. This was the highest ever opening for the FremantleMedia show in its history. Viewership for the season six premiere …

NEW YORK, January 18: According to TNS Media Intelligence, advertising during the Super Bowl game has accounted for 682 minutes—over 11 full hours—of commercial time throughout the past 20 years, representing 221 different advertisers and translating into $1.72 billion in …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: This spring, FOX will launch the tentatively titled When Women Rule the World, an unscripted series that promises to turn traditional gender roles upside down. The unscripted series will reveal how women and men react in …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: CBS has ordered the 15th and 16th editions of Survivor for broadcast during the 2007-2008 season. As Survivor enters it’s 14th edition this spring, it remains one of television’s highest-rated reality series. This fall, Survivor: Cook …

SINGAPORE, January 18: Singapore has become the first Southeast Asian nation to offer commercial HDTV services, with the launch of StarHub’s HD Plus today featuring Discovery HD and National Geographic Channel HD. The launch follows StarHub’s successful HDTV trial that …

PARIS, January 18: TV France International is moving its annual Rendez-Vous from Saint-Tropez to Biarritz for the first time this year so that it can double its exhibition space. Rendez-Vous takes place September 3 to 7 at Le Bellevue Conference …

NEW YORK, January 18: Sundance Channel will add clips of its content to YouTube this year, kicking off with programming produced from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Throughout the year, Sundance will add clips from its original series, films and …

LONDON, January 18: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is producing a British version of the game show Pyramid for Challenge that will be hosted by Donny Osmond, who helmed the American version from 2002 to 2004. Challenge has commissioned SPTI …

BURBANK, January 17: NBC has ordered six one-hour episodes of FremantleMedia’s improv comedy series Thank God You’re Here, and has given early full season pickups for the 2007/2008 season to the hit sitcoms The Office and My Name is Earl, …