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NEW YORK: The Recording Academy and CBS have teamed up with the music video and entertainment service VEVO to launch The Grammys channel, making footage from 52 years of performances and Grammy-related programming available free of charge and on demand …

  NEW YORK: Bernhard Schwab, Tandem Communications’ sales director, talks about the international potential of the new Action Pack(ed) label and Tandem’s other productions in this video interview. Tandem recently celebrated its tenth anniversary of producing high-quality event productions for …

TEL AVIV: The drama format The Naked Truth has been sold by Armoza Formats into several new territories, including a deal signed with Endemol Italy. The Naked Truth has been scooped up for a multi-territory deal by Zodiak Entertainment and …

NEW YORK: Vivendi is planning to appeal Friday’s court ruling that found the Paris-based company liable for misleading investors about its financial condition between 2000 and 2002. A ruling in the class-action trial brought by investors was delivered on Friday …

LOS ANGELES: The Walt Disney Company is said to be looking for a buyer for the Miramax name and 700-title film library at a price of more than $700 million, according to reports. Seven to ten outfits have expressed interest …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has licensed Straight-Up: Helicopters in Action from its Giant Screen Films Collection to Red Media Group of Russia for the HD Life channel. The documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, shows the role that helicopters play in …

STOCKHOLM: Kim Bjørnqvist has joined Rubicon, part of Metronome Film & Television, as its new head of acquisitions and business affairs. Bjørnqvist will be tasked with business development, developing relationships with partners and coordinating sales. He will also be responsible …

SINGAPORE: Factual producer Ten Alps has announced a deal to acquire a slate of trade publications from Reed Business Information Asia. Ten Alps is forming a majority-owned joint venture in Asia with Karay Holdings, Ten Alps Communications Asia (TACA). Ten Alps has …

BEIJING: Stephanie Giambruno has been appointed to serve as senior producer for China within Metan Development Group’s Beijing-based production team. Giambruno is tasked with overseeing and supervising all original production coming from Metan’s China office, with a focus on the …

FOSTER CITY: Later this month, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) will debut an original competition reality series exclusively on the PlayStation Network for viewing on the PS3 and PSP. The Tester will be available for free download starting February 18, …