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LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has added two new categories to its annual British Academy Television Awards: Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor. Additionally for 2010, the Comedy Performance category will be divided into two, recognizing both …

NEW YORK: Nielsen is creating a single-source measurement for both TV and online viewing of video content, with rollout of the new service to be complete by August 31, 2010.  The initiative, called TVandPC, creates the industry’s first single-source measure …

COPENHAGEN: Cecilia Lidin is to serve as the head of the European Documentary Network (EDN), taking on responsibility for the day-to-day activities and strategic planning. The appointment follows a reorganization of the EDN office and of the way EDN will be functioning. The …

STOCKHOLM: NonStop Television has started the rollout for a new version of the movie channel Showtime, customized for the Baltic region, starting with a launch in Estonia.  Elion, Starman and STV in Estonia are the first operators to carry the …

NEW YORK/TORONTO/MIAMI: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has upped Jon Graham to VP of marketing, sales and partnerships for MTVNI in Canada.   Graham will serve as the MTVNI point person in Canada to drive synergies with MTVNI’s regional broadcast partners, long-time Canadian …

TORONTO/OTTAWA: The newly formed Knight Magee Industries, jointly owned by Knight Enterprises and Magee TV, will focus on the development, production and distribution of original content across all platforms and brand extensions. Chris Knight, the president of Knight Enterprises, and …

  TORONTO: A new partnership between the Banff World Television Festival (BANFF) and nextMEDIA will see the two events run concurrently from June 13 to 16, 2010, at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. During the four-day event, leading executives in …

TORONTO: Playhouse Disney Canada, a multiplex channel from Family Channel featuring popular Disney programming and Canadian-produced children’s shows, is now available to subscribers of Bell Aliant in Atlantic Canada. Starting today, subscribers to Bell Aliant’s digital variety package will have access to …

SINGAPORE: At the Asia TV Forum, the Media Development Authority of Singapore announced a deal with the U.K.’s South West Screen (SWS) agency to jointly develop multiplatform content. SWS is a development agency for the film, TV and digital media …

MELBOURNE: Japanese pubcaster NHK is working with National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) on the HD mini-series Megaquake. The show will air during NHK’s flagship NHK Special doc slot in Japan in the first quarter of 2010 as a four-part series, …