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NEW YORK: Veria Living is launching a new exercise series, BollyFit, which combines fitness and Bollywood dance moves. BollyFit launches on February 20. The cardio workout mixes aerobics with Bollywood dance moves. The show is hosted by Reshmi Chetram. “BollyFit is a great addition to our morning line-up, where we ...

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LOS ANGELES: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is among the channels that are remembering the life of the recently passed music superstar Whitney Houston with a special programming event. OWN is presenting a two-hour special, Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview, which features the last in-depth TV interview with the icon from The ...

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TORONTO: Travel+Escape has picked up the exclusive Canadian rights for Anthony Bourdain‘s new travel show The Layover from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Currently airing in its freshman season on The Travel Channel in the U.S., The Layover will make its Canadian debut on Travel+Escape this spring. The show watches as Bourdain, ...

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BOGOTÁ: Discovery Communications has partnered with Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (TIC) to produce content for and about Colombia, alongside additional efforts to promote TV production training programs in the country. The agreement will allow Colombian content to air across Discovery’s portfolio of networks available to Colombians. The ...

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LONDON: Alison Jackson: Private Lies, a celebrity news series from the eponymous photographer, is to premiere in the U.K. on Sky Arts 1 HD on February 26. Jackson captures news stories featuring Colonel Gaddafi, Barack Obama, Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell, Ryan Giggs, Lady Gaga and more, while delving into celebrity ...

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PREMIUM: Sheila Nevins, the president of HBO Documentary Films, tells TV Real about the relentless pursuit for justice in the Paradise Lost documentaries that led to the release of the West Memphis Three this past summer. The search for the truth is an apt description of Nevins’ approach to filmmaking. ...

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SILVER SPRING: The new seven-part Investigation Discovery series Deadly Sins is to premiere March 3 as part of the channel’s Red Hot Saturdays programming lineup. The series features attorney Darren Kavinoky, a criminal behavior expert who provides professional insight and legal expertise in his analysis of various crime cases. Each ...

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LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has begun production on the documentary series Perfect Storms: Disasters that Changed the World, which is to air in early 2013 on History Television in Canada. The six-part one-hour doc series investigates the largest natural disasters of all time. Stories include the Kanto Earthquake of ...

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MADRID: Cuarzo Producciones, a Banijay Group company, and Germany’s Constantin Entertainment have entered into a long-term co-production pact that sees the two companies working together to produce the first-ever scripted doc series for Spain. The as-yet untitled series will air on Mediaset this spring. A total of 30 episodes are ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: On February 12, National Geographic Channel (NGC) is set to broadcast the first U.S. documentary about the headline-making tragedy of the sinking of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia. The doc will give a moment-by-moment account of the events, told primarily through the eyes of those who experienced ...

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