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Last night on BBC America, audiences were treated to the first episode of the British miniseries import The Wire, a show that, despite some flaws, was actually quite good. The six episode series wraps up next week in the U.K., but for Americans the show will likely run until September 21. If you happen to miss that last episode, though, worry not: the DVD and Blu-ray will be hitting shelves less than a week later. According to Amazon.com, The Hour is slated for a September 27, the Tuesday following the Wednesday the show's finale airs. The two-disc set is retailing on the site for $26.99. There's no news of what special features will be included in the set, if any.

There has been talk recently about the possible return of Sex and the City to the small screen and now it looks like it might happen, but not to HBO and not with Sarah Jessica Parker. Instead Deadline is reporting that the CW are looking to develop Candace Bushnell's book The Carrie Diaries. The Carrie Diaries is set in the 1980s and is a prequel to Sex and the City. It shows what Carrie Bradshaw was like at school and follows her to Manhattan and her first internship. Samantha Jones is the only other character of the four women to make an appearance in the novel, but it wouldn't be surprising if some of the other recurring SATC players did make an appearance if this adaptation goes ahead.

Draftfcb + Ulka has appointed Sanjay Tandon as the chief operating officer of its Delhi operations. He replaces Sanjeev Bhargava, who has now moved to head JWT Delhi’s operations. Prior to this, Tandon was senior vice president at the Delhi office and handled the entire Tata Docomo business. He started his career in sales and marketing, before joining FCB Ulka in 1997. He spent the next seven years handling major accounts like LML, HP, Samsung, Mother Dairy and British Airways and rose to the position of client servicing director. Post this, he took up assignments at Bates as vice president and then at JWT where he worked on businesses like Nokia, Yamaha and Pepsico Flavours and Juices respectively. Tandon returned to Draftfcb + Ulka in 2009. Commenting on Tandon’s appointment, Arvind Wable, executive director and chief executive officer, Draftfcb + Ulka Delhi, said, “Sanjay Tandon’s appointment to the top echelons of the agency once again reinforces our values and commitment to gr

Percept Media has brought in Srikanth Raman as chief planning officer. Prior to joining Percept Media, Raman was general manager, Starcom MediaVest and he handled research and strategy for their clients. In his role at Percept Media, Raman will be responsible for creating differentiated strategic based media solutions for the clients. Other than developing media solutions for the company, Raman will also be leading Percept media’s strategic alliance with Pointlogic which was announced recently. He will be overseeing the integrated intelligence services offered under this association for marketers in India. Raman has spent close to 20 years in the media industry in developing Communication and Media Strategies for Brands. Spending his formative years in Strategic planning in Enterprise and Nexus Equity, he joined Mudra Communications as Media Group Head. Commenting on Raman’s appointment, Shripad Kulkarni, chief executive officer, Percept Allied Media said, “Srikanth’s varied back