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NEW YORK, April 23: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors has voted to create a new category for the Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program. According to the regulations, Outstanding Host …

LONDON, April 23: ITV is offering more than 260 hours of its programming for purchase or download through the iTunes Store in the U.K. iTunes customers can now choose from 260-plus hours of ITV content, including the series Lewis and …

KABUL, April 23: The Afghani privately owned network TOLO TV has teamed with the Afghan National Journalists Union to call on the international community to help project media freedom in the country, after authorities called for the ban of five …

LONDON, April 22: Entertainment Rights has said it is no longer in takeover talks, after preliminary negotiations with unnamed parties began back in January. In a statement, Rod Bransgrove, the chairman of Entertainment Rights, said: “The Board of ER believes …

BURBANK, April 22: The Walt Disney Studios has launched Disneynature, a new production unit focused on feature-length nature documentaries. Disneynature’s first theatrical release will be the film Earth, from Alastair Fothergill, a British producer/director whose credits include the Emmy and …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA, April 22: Spike TV has picked up the rights to a package of five action films from Lionsgate, highlighted by the basic-cable broadcast premiere of the latest Rambo installment. Spike TV has obtained the exclusive ad-supported cable …

NEW YORK, April 22: Today, on Earth Day, Nickelodeon has launched The Big Green Help, the network’s new multiplatform pro-social campaign focused on empowering kids to participate in eco-friendly and energy-saving daily activities. Throughout the day, Nickelodeon will air green-themed …

LOS ANGELES, April 22: TV Guide Network has rebranded its ad-supported video-on-demand service, TV Guide SPOT, as TV Guide Network On Demand, and will ramp up its slate of original programming. The company believes that the new name better reflects …

BURBANK, April 22: Disney-ABC Television Group has relaunched SOAPnet.com in a beta version with an expanded focus, covering not only the world of daytime, but also a range of entertainment, stars, pop culture, beauty and fashion news in an editorial …

NEW YORK, April 22: Sundance Channel has acquired 11 films from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), including three feature documentaries and eight animated short films. The feature documentaries include The Wild Horse Redemption, which is directed by Academy …