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LOS ANGELES, December 20: The case of novelist Michael Peterson, who in 2003 was convicted of murdering his socialite wife in their North Carolina home, is the basis of a new Lifetime original movie, from Lionsgate, entitled The Staircase Murders. …

NEW YORK, December 20: The Rainbow Media-owned cable network AMC has come on as a partner on the remake of the classic 1960s British series The Prisoner, which Sky One commissioned from Granada earlier this year. The series is the …

NEW YORK, December 20: Former Yahoo! executive Michael Marquez has been named VP of strategy and corporate development for CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive is a recently launched division that oversees the interactive strategies at all of CBS Corporation’s businesses. It …

NEW YORK, December 20: NBC Universal has promoted Jean-Briac (J.B.) Perrette to president of digital distribution, reporting to George Kliavkoff, the company’s chief digital officer. In his new role, Perrette will be responsible for the distribution of television content across …

TORONTO, December 19: Picture Box Distribution’s popular lifestyle series X Weighted has been licensed to Sky in the U.K. and TVNZ in New Zealand. The series, produced by Anaid Productions, follows individuals as they work to get fit. The two …

LUXEMBOURG, December 19: SBS Broadcasting Group has named Zoltan Vardy, the commercial director of its TV2 station in Hungary, as its VP of sales. Vardy will continue to serve in his position at TV2. In his role as VP of …

NEW YORK, December 19: NBC Universal is celebrating what it is calling a “groundbreaking” year for its digital initiatives, with 40 interactive TV shows and events in 2006 across 12 business units, generating 130 million web votes and SMS messages. …

BURBANK, December 19: Animation legend Joseph Barbera, the co-chairman and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios, passed away yesterday at his Studio City, California, home. He was 95 years old. Born in New York City on March 24, 1911, Barbera worked as …

NEW YORK, December 19: ESPN has taken a minority stake in the Arena Football League as part of a five-year deal announced today granting the sports broadcaster a minimum of 26 televised games per season. ESPN will televise a minimum …

LONDON, December 19: Chellomedia has transferred management of the Extreme Sports Channel to its Zonemedia subsidiary. The move allows Zonemedia to enhance the channel’s international brand profile by offering cross-promotional opportunities through its other channels and further drive audience market …