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PASADENA, January 12: Bling’d: Blood, Diamonds and Hip Hop, a hard-hitting view of the diamond trade in West Africa and the “diamond-obsessed” hip-hop community, is among a raft of new programming initiatives announced by VH1 yesterday. A joint venture between …

TORONTO, January 12: Christine Davis has been named Cookie Jar Entertainment’s newest in-house producer, reporting to Pamela Slavin, the VP of production. The appointment reflects the company’s growth of its original production slate. Based in the company’s Toronto headquarters, Davis …

ODENSE, January 12: Bo Damgaard, the head of programs, acquisition and production at TV 2 DANMARK, is stepping down after 13 years with the broadcaster. Damgaard has been instrumental in raising TV 2 DANMARK’s ratings, with a current overall share …

LONDON/BURBANK, January 12: Disney Channel is giving its viewers the opportunity to contribute to the script of the highly anticipated sequel to its worldwide hit High School Musical. An online poll launched in the U.K. and the U.S. today, asking …

LOS ANGELES, January 12: The gay and lesbian-targeted premium network here! has wrapped production on the new original film Shelter, the first in a series of independent scripted projects to be produced by the network. Shelter, the debut film from …

OVERLAND PARK/TEMPE, January 12: With the new season of 24 set to launch on FOX this weekend, Sprint has announced that sneak peeks of this season’s episodes will be available to its subscribers, while McFarlane Toys has unveiled two action …

LOS ANGELES, January 12: Dress My Nest, Style Network’s new series that uses people’s favorite clothing as an inspiration for interior design, is set to launch on March 28. Hosted by Thom Filicia, the interior designer from Queer Eye For …

PASADENA, January 12: Mark Burnett will executive produce the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, taking place June 3 in Los Angeles, with MTV set to air the event live for the first time. "Mark has great ideas and vision for the …

LOS ANGELES, January 12: Marion Edwards has been promoted to the newly created position of president of international television at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, effective immediately. Edwards will continue to report to Mark Kaner, the president of Twentieth Century …

MONTREAL, January 12: Distraction is launching the Mediaset game show format Guess Who?, broadcast on Canale 5, at NATPE next week. The brainchild of Antonio Ricci, Guess Who? has already been picked up Spain’s Telecinco. The format combines contestants and …