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LOS ANGELES, June 26: Aaron Spelling, arguably the most prolific producer in the history of American television, passed away last Friday in his Los Angeles mansion, after suffering a stroke on June 18. He was 83 years old. During his …

LONDON, June 26: Turkish pubcaster TRT has picked up a slate of animated and live-action features as well as Disney-branded kids’ fare in a multiyear package deal with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV). Among the features in the deal are …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: The third annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Mobile++ conference will be held at The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on January 15, 2007. Sponsored by Washington-based mobile content provider InfoSpace, the conference …

NEW YORK, June 26: Following the rollout of MTV Desi and MTV Chi, MTV World will be launching a third culturally-themed station this year, MTV K. Launching June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, MTV K is a 24-hour, music-centered network …

LONDON, June 26: Channel Four has commissioned Pioneer Productions to produce Britain’s Worst Weather for broadcast later this year. The four-part documentary, exploring floods, storms, lightning and snow, will be hosted by Oxford University geography fellow Nick Middleton. “Pioneer has …

BRIGHTON, June 26: Expanding upon its recently announced acquisition of 120 hours of programming, Electric Sky has taken on a slate of new properties ahead of Sunny Side of the Doc. Doggie Day Care from Screaming Flea in the U.S. …

TORONTO, June 26: Global Television has renewed the original prime-time series From the Ground up With Debbie Travis for a second season. The show, which will begin production on the new season in September, follows television personality Travis and her …

NEW YORK, June 23: Promax/BDA ended yesterday with attendance of 3,400, up by more than 300 from last year, capping off with the Promax/BDA awards at New York’s Marriott Marquis hotel, hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond. The U.K.’s …

NEW YORK, June 23: Sundance Channel has ordered two new original factual series for launch next year—one from the producers of The Staircase and the other from Taxicab Confessions’ Gantz brothers—and has pre-bought 12 documentaries for its weekly block DOCday. …

BURBANK, June 23: CBS’s Tuesday Night Book Club has been pulled from CBS’s schedule after just two episodes. The June 13 premiere delivered an audience of just 5 million, dropping to about 4 million the week after. The show follows …