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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 …

MIAMI, January 17: On the heels of celebrating its 10th anniversary in the region, Nickelodeon Latin America announced a slate of new programming for its spring lineup at NATPE. The shows include two series first developed for non-traditional platforms, Mr. …

LOS ANGELES, January 17: The Golden Globes on NBC on Monday night out-rated the second part of the two-night, four-hour 24 premiere on FOX, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. The annual awards for TV and film delivered …

LOS ANGELES, January 17: The LGBT-targeted network here! has wrapped production on the first season of its original scripted horror series The Lair, with the first of six half-hour episodes expected to premiere this spring. Set in a small coastal …

BETHPAGE, January 17: The Dolan Family Group’s renewed bid to take Cablevision Systems Corporation private has failed, with the company’s board rejecting last week’s “best and final” offer of $30 per share. The special committee convened to review the offer …

NEW YORK, January 17: MTV: Music Television is bringing Making the Band back for a new season, with Sean “Diddy” Combs now looking to form a boy band. Open call auditions for Making the Band 4 are scheduled to kick …

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, …

REDMOND, January 17: MSN has partnered with Reveille on The Big Debate, an original broadband series. The Big Debate, which will premiere on originals.msn.com/thebigdebate, is a comedic and interactive daily original program in which two pop culture experts discuss the …

MADRID, January 17: Ugly Betty, named best comedy at the Golden Globes on Monday, has been licensed to Cuatro in Spain, alongside several other Buena Vista International Television shows. The Spanish broadcaster, which will launch the American version of the …

MIAMI, January 17: Discovery Networks in Latin America has named Vicky Zambrano as director of programming for People + Arts, which reaches 14 million homes in the region. Zambrano will be responsible for managing programming, scheduling and acquisitions for the …