News Round-up: Paolo Seganti, Anistons, Jerry Douglas

INTERVIEW: ATWT's Paolo Seganti (Damian)
"When I first came on the show I barely spoke English. I enjoyed the beginning so much, and then I didn’t. I was doing theatre and kind of burnt out, and then I started enjoying it again. I remember in the beginning, having a great time with Martha and Nick Coster and Liz Hubbard (Lucinda). That was good and fun. Back in those days, we had more time to shoot and mess around between scenes and unwind, so you could do your best. Now it’s faster. I think the best stuff was the last couple of times I came to the show, because at the beginning, I was just learning. Two and half years ago, and before that, six years ago with the storylines, I was becoming a more experienced actor. I would say probably the last time I was here at ATWT with Luke was great. Working off of Van is great. He was such a generous actor. On the right day, I am that way, too. We had a good time, and I am so looking forward to working with him again."

Y&R's Jerry Douglas selling home for $3,999,000
Douglas and wife Kym have listed their 4,400-square-foot Cape Cod-style home in Encino at $3,999,000.

Jennifer Aniston voicing kids' book with dad John
Speaking to the New York Daily News, a representative for Jennifer Aniston said: "It is a wonderful story, plain and simple. She did it because she wanted to do it with her dad, as well as she loved the story."

Timor-Leste And UN Launch Radio Soap Opera
A new radio soap opera featuring the forbidden love story of a young Timorese couple is the latest initiative by the Government and the United Nations to raise awareness about reproductive health issues.

Launched last week by the Ministry of Health and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the series – Domin Familia – spotlights a typical Timorese family, the Amarals, as they deal with various subjects such as family planning and safe motherhood.

DEEP SOAP: A Tale of Two Genre Channels
Sara Bibel writes: "I’ve written a lot of columns railing against SOAPnet’s seeming aversion to soap programming. Now I’m starting to think that I’ve been unfair. Apparently, this sort of stupidity is endemic to the cable industry. This week the Sci-Fi channel announced that it’s changing it’s name to SyFy in an attempt at 'rebranding.'"