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LOS ANGELES, September 11: A recent study from consumer research firm OTX and social networking site eCrush reports that 51 percent of U.S. teens aged 13 to 17 still find out about new TV shows from TV ads and promos. …

NEW YORK, September 11: United Talent Agency (UTA) and Jarrod Moses, most recently CEO of the WPP-owned brand firm Alliance, have formed United Entertainment Group (UEG), a new company devoted to building brand-specific entertainment properties and creating entertainment-based marketing solutions …

MUMBAI, September 11: STAR India has reached a deal to pre-load its recently launched PLUS mobile application, featuring lifestyle, movie and sports content, among other genres, on a range of Sony Ericsson phones in India, reaching more than 10 million …

LONDON, September 11: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has reached a deal with ITI Neovision in Poland to provide a variety of recent Hollywood blockbuster movies on demand to subscribers of the digital satellite entertainment service nVOD. The nVOD service, …

COLUMBIA, September 11: Retirement Living TV, a U.S. cable network dedicated to people age 55 and older, is celebrating its first anniversary with carriage in place in 28 million U.S. homes. Retirement Living TV was launched on September 5, 2006, …

NEW YORK, September 11: My Damn Channel, an entertainment studio and new-media platform for content creators, has entered into a partnership with MySpace for a dedicated video channel on the social networking site’s MySpaceTV service. The new branded channel will …

NEW YORK, September 11: Bravo has begun casting for Step It Up, a new dance reality competition series from Magical Elves’ producers Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth, the Emmy-nominated team behind the Bravo hits Project Runway and Top Chef. Created …

WEST PALM BEACH, September 11: ION Media Networks has secured the rights to air the NFL Game of the Week, from NFL Films, beginning September 15 at 6 p.m. NFL Game of the Week is a one-hour program showcasing the …

LONDON/SINGAPORE, September 11: Raymund Miranda has been appointed to the role of managing director of global networks for Asia at NBC Universal, effective November 1. Based in Singapore, Miranda will be responsible for launching the commercial operations for the global …

LONDON, September 11: Lynne Frank, ESPN’s current managing director for Europe, has been promoted to senior VP of ESPN International, based in London. Frank will continue to oversee ESPN’s expanded business in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She adds …