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LOS ANGELES, February 6: Granada America has secured a pilot deal with Lifetime Television for the game show The Big Match, hosted by British personality Cat Deeley. The program, which is based on a format by Granada America’s executive producers …

HARRINGTON PARK, February 5: Janson Media has announced the worldwide DVD release of Racehoss: The Life of Albert Race Sample, which presents the true life story of Albert Race Sample, a former convict turned do-gooder. Filmed before a live audience, …

LONDON, February 5: MercuryMedia has acquired the hour-long documentary How Ohio Pulled it Off, produced by Ohio Filmmakers, which examines the 2004 U.S. Presidential elections. The film exposes the disenfranchisement of black voters by the state election board and the …

NEW YORK, February 5: Salil Mehta, a former ESPN executive, has joined NBC Universal as the president of business operations, strategy and development, reporting to Jeff Zucker, the company’s president and CEO. Mehta will be responsible for leading NBCU’s global …

NEW YORK, February 5: Net income for the second quarter at News Corporation rose just 1.2 percent to $832 million on revenues of $8.6 billion, which were up 10 percent on the year-ago period. While the company posted a modest …

NEW YORK, February 5: Lee Solomon has been named the COO of The Weinstein Company (TWC), based in the company’s New York City offices. Solomon will serve as a key strategic architect, overseeing all operational and financial aspects of the …

HAMILTON, February 5: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has entered into agreements with its partners in Studio 1+1 to acquire all minority interests in the Ukrainian broadcaster, upping its stake from 60 percent to 90 percent, with an option to …

SILVER SPRING, February 5: Wonya Y. Lucas has been named as the chief marketing officer at Discovery Communications following a stint as general manager and executive VP of The Weather Channel Networks. Lucas will be based at the company’s global …

TORONTO, February 5: A new report from Solutions Research Group’s Digital Life America has found that of all Internet users in the U.S., 43 percent—80 million—have watched one of their favorite TV shows on the Internet, up from 25 percent …

WASHINGTON, February 5: National Geographic Television (NGT) has promoted three executives, including Maryanne Culpepper, who was named the executive VP of editorial and new business development. In her new role, Culpepper will be responsible for managing editorial partnerships, taking the …