TV News: Exec in line to take senior creative role — The BBC topper expected to be tapped as chief of BBC Vision, one of the biggest creative jobs in British television, has been handed the role on an acting basis.
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George Entwistle to steer BBC Vision
TV News: Schuyler, Stohn team with helmer-scribe Gero on series — The team behind cult series “Degrassi: The Next Generation” is set to make a new show about struggling Canuck thesps living at an apartment-style hotel in Los Angeles.
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‘Degrassi’ producers cultivate ‘Gardens’
TV News: New lineup kicks off Jan. 1 — No longer tied to programming from PBS, KCET-TV has set a primetime lineup that revolves around themed nights starting Jan. 1.
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KCET sets themed primetime sked
TV News: Pay TV company pays $172 million for Champion League matches — Sky Italia has won exclusive rights in Italy to the UEFA Champions League soccer tournament for three years from 2012.
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Sky Italia wins European soccer rights
TV News: Gallic web to produce 40 hours of 3D content a year — The Fashion TV channel has announced that it is ramping up its 3D content.
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Fashion channel ups 3D content
TV News: Redubs New Zealand’s Documentary net BBC Knowledge — BBC Worldwide will relaunch New Zealand’s Documentary Channel as BBC Knowledge in March as it continues to roll out its international webs.
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Name switch for BBC network
TV News: Subscribers to access TV, on-demand titles, social websites — U.K.
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Virgin bows connected-TV service
TV News: Thesp, Warner Bros. TV seal salary renegotiation for CBS hit — Simon Helberg is in for a happy Thanksgiving. Thesp has reached a deal with Warner Bros.
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Big payday for ‘Bang’s’ Helberg
TV News: Eight-part docu to recount 20,000 years of human history — The BBC and Discovery Channel US are partnering on an eight-part docu that aims to recount 20,000 years of human history.
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BBC, Discovery to tell ‘History of the World’
