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LOS ANGELES, July 19: HBO’s TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee led the Primetime Emmy nominations announced today with a total of 17 nods, while The Sopranos was the most nominated series with a total of 15; HBO …

NEW YORK, July 19: John Wallace has been named the president of NBC owned-and-operated television stations, succeeding Jay Ireland, who was recently appointed president and CEO of GE Asset Management. In his new role, effective immediately, Wallace will oversee NBC’s …

LONDON, July 19: A new report by research firm Datamonitor expects digital TV services to reach around 165 million homes in Western Europe and the U.S. by 2012, with IPTV to experience the largest growth. The new report, titled European …

LONDON, July 19: UKTV has announced the appointment of Simon Brown, formerly with Discovery Networks Europe, as director of strategic research and planning. In his new role, Brown will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of meaningful research that serves …

MUNICH, July 19: The German Cartel Office has cleared pay-TV platform Premiere’s deal to sub-license Bundesliga German soccer matches from Unity Media. The authority says that Premiere can air the games for the next two seasons. It is said to …

SYDNEY, July 19: Bruce Dover will take over the position of chief executive at Australia Network, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s international television service to Asia, the Pacific and the Indian sub-continent, on August 6, based in Sydney. In his new …

PARIS, July 19: TF1 Enterprises has acquired Dujardin, one of France’s leading distributors of board games, for an undisclosed sum. Dujardin, which generated 6 million euros in revenues last year, will be combined with TF1 Games, a division of TF1 …

NEW YORK, July 19: Lorber HT Digital has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Sheldon as VP, with responsibilities for pioneering digital initiatives, overseeing content acquisitions and co-productions and implementing niche distribution strategies. Lorber HT Digital, a programming, distribution, and production …

KNOXVILLE, July 19: Scripps Networks—whose brands include HGTV and Food Network—has acquired Recipezaar, a user-generated recipe and community site featuring more than 230,000 recipes. The acquisition is part of Scripps Networks' strategy to aggressively move its web business beyond extensions …

LONDON, July 19: Granada International has bought a 25-percent interest in Mammoth Screen, a new British drama production house run by the award-winning producers Michele Buck and Damien Timmer. The deal grants Granada the international distribution rights to all of …