LOS ANGELES: A+E Networks has been selected to receive the Television Academy's 2015 Governors Award in recognition of its corporate social responsibility programs. A+E Networks has tied a number of pro-social initiatives in with its programming, working with such organizations as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, March ...

SEATTLE: Amazon subsidiary Amazon Web Services is acquiring video reformat specialist Elemental Technologies, positioning itself as a key player in the web-video gold rush. Though terms of the deal haven’t been released, media reports state that Amazon Web Services is ...

PARIS: Vivendi has made three new acquisitions, including the London-based distribution outfit Can't Stop Media, following on its recent investment in the online video website Dailymotion. Can't Stop Media was founded in 2011 by Matthieu Porte, a former senior VP of entertainment at Zodiak Rights. The company represents both scripted ...

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has increased the reach of Cartoon Network in Canada to more than 5 million subscribers thanks to deals with new cable distributors. Cartoon Network's expanded distribution in Canada now includes Rogers, Shaw and Shaw Direct. The channel is the exclusive home for Canadian viewers to watch a ...

TORONTO: Blue Ant International has placed more than 75 hours of content from its factual catalogue across the U.S. Scripps Networks picked up several series, including Rebel without a Kitchen for Cooking Channel, which follows Matt Basile as he takes his roving food truck on the road. For GAC, Scripps ...

PARIS: In the wake of the Vivendi takeover, the CANAL+ free-to-air channels D8, D17 and iTélé are all being renamed. The announcement was made via an email to staff from Vincent Bolloré, the newly appointed chairman of the CANAL+ Group supervisory board. The D8, D17 and iTélé channels become C8, C17 and CNews, respectively, ...

LOS ANGELES: Pizza Hut has signed on as a brand partner for Endemol Beyond USA’s upcoming digital series Legends of Gaming. Through the partnership, Pizza Hut will be seamlessly integrated into each episode of the show, which will debut October 7 as the first series to launch on Endemol Beyond ...

NEW YORK: Professor and TV presenter Brian Cox explains his passion for science and how television is instrumental in disseminating critically important concepts and facts to the audience. TV REAL: Why is it so important for the general public to understand science? COX: First and most importantly, it’s the foundation ...

PREMIUM: Professor and TV presenter Brian Cox explains his passion for science and how television is instrumental in disseminating critically important concepts and facts to the audience. TV REAL: Why is it so important for the general public to understand science? COX: First and most importantly, it’s the foundation of ...

SYDNEY: The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report reveals that 91 percent of all broadcast TV watched in Australia on a traditional set in Q2 2015 was viewed live. The report—from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen—finds that in Q2 2015, Australians spent an average 90 hours and 53 minutes (90:53) each month ...