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NEW YORK: Home Box Office (HBO) and Verizon have signed a deal to bring FiOS TV customers Cinemax programming online with MaxGo.com. MaxGo.com is an online video destination with more than 700 hours of Cinemax programming monthly. The service is …

LONDON: In its first distribution deal with Love Productions, Passion Distribution has picked up the two-part Underage and Having Sex, which provides a look into the sex lives of teens today. The two hour-long films aired on Channel 4 in …

NEW YORK: While consumers are definitely interested in the prospect of 3D TV, there are concerns about the costs associated with new TV sets, the need for 3D glasses and the limited availability of 3D content, reports The Nielsen Company in …

PARIS/COPENHAGEN: Banijay International has scored a commission for My Parents Are Gonna Love You with the Netherlands’ NET 5. The hidden-camera format sees singles pulling a prank on their parents as they bring home a celebrity and play it off …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) is now accepting submissions for the 2011 International Digital Emmy Awards. This is the sixth year that the International Academy is recognizing excellence in content created and designed for …

MONTREAL: Muse Entertainment and Gaumont have started principal photography on a back-door pilot for the series Jack of Diamonds, which will be distributed by ZDF Enterprises. Jack of Diamonds follows as a master jewel thief teams up with a young …

NEW YORK: The premium entertainment channel Epix has tapped Jill Burkhart to serve as the director of documentary development. Burkhart most recently served as the executive director of the Nantucket Film Festival, which she founded with her brother Jonathan Burkhart …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has appointed Mark Smith as the launch director for the proposed Global iPlayer. In this newly created role, Smith will lead the development of the proposed BBC-branded international commercial VOD service. Smith has been serving as acting general …

SILVER SPRING: Jocelyn Shearer, formerly with National Geographic, has joined Discovery Studios as its VP of footage sales. Shearer will be responsible for developing and leading a sales team to expand the market share and distribution client base for Discovery’s …

LONDON: As a further push into the formats arena, Cineflix International has hired Colin Jarvis, former BBC director of international formats, to work with the company as a consultant. Jarvis will be working with Cineflix’s sales and distribution executives, focusing on …