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SANTA MONICA: In an extension of a longstanding broadcast partnership, CBS has signed a new ten-year deal with The Recording Academy to continue as the U.S. home of the Grammy Awards through 2021. CBS has broadcast the awards since 1973. …

NEW YORK: Fisher Klingenstein Films has picked up Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace for theatrical release, to premiere on September 16 in New York City. The documentary, which features Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Menachem Begin, Anwar El-Sadat and …

LONDON: GroupM has reduced its U.K. advertising forecast for 2011 from a 3.6-percent growth rate to 1.5 percent, following last year’s 8.9 percent recovery. The firm notes in its downgrade report that real household disposable income today in the U.K. …

NEW YORK: Enrique R. Martínez, the executive VP and managing director of Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, discusses the growth of the business, and highlights his goals for the year ahead.   Earlier this week, Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic …

LONDON: The Walt Disney Company’s TV group has picked up CAKE’s Oscar’s Oasis for select Disney XD and Disney Channel feeds, while Poppy Cat heads to Disney Junior in Spain and Latin America. The 78×7-minute 3D animated comedy Oscar’s Oasis …

WESTON: World Media Pictures (WMP) has been tapped as the exclusive distributor for Turner Broadcasting System Latin America’s original series The Band for Eastern Europe, and is currently showcasing the title as part of its DISCOP slate. The Band takes …

LONDON: Content Television has secured the worldwide distribution rights, outside of China and Japan, for the factual series World Heritage of China, via a deal with China Stories Inc. The HD doc series was produced by China Central Television (CCTV), …

LOS ANGELES: Addressing some of the logistical difficulties from this year’s NATPE Conference and Market, the event’s organizers have unveiled some changes for the 2012 edition, including adding additional exhibition meeting room options and spreading out the exhibitor suites at the Fontainebleau …

BUDAPEST: Banijay International’s Seasons of Life is to receive a local treatment for STB in Ukraine, with five half-hour episodes to air in the fall. The docu-reality format tells the stories of four families as they go through life’s four …

LISBON: As of July 1, FOX International Channels’ FOX Movies network will be available on all major pay-TV platforms in Portugal. The 24-hour movie network is available free-to-air in the Middle East and North Africa and as a pay-TV service in Japan …