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NEW YORK, January 28: CBS Interactive has scored a two-year deal to become the official online partner of The Recording Academy to distribute programming around the Grammy Awards brand. CBS Interactive will develop online content, communities and promotions around the …

NEW YORK, January 28: Sorpresa!, Juniper Content Corporation’s Hispanic children’s network, has appointed Samantha Brown as senior director of western division affiliate relations, and Yvette Sanchez as programming manager. In her new role, Brown will be responsible for expanding the …

TORONTO, January 25: Canada’s largest independent music publisher, ole, has inked a worldwide music-rights deal with Peace Arch Entertainment Group. As part of the multi-year alliance, ole will administer the music rights to all Peace Arch Entertainment Group film and …

SANTIAGO, January 25: The Chilean distributor South Winds Entertainment heads into NATPE with a host of eco-friendly documentaries, led by 25 Years Later. The eight-part series is a follow-up to La tierra en que vivimos, which was produced in 1982 …

STAMFORD, January 25: Televersemedia is set to produce ESPN: The Magazine at 10, a one-hour high-definition special commemorating the magazine’s tenth anniversary. The show will premiere February 17 at 8 p.m. on ESPN’s main network and will examine the last …

LONDON, January 25: A new study from WPP’s GroupM says that global advertising spending in measured media will increase 6.8 percent to $479 billion in 2008, up from an estimated 6-percent gain in 2007. The study, This Year, Next Year, …

LOS ANGELES, January 25: Moriah Films, the documentary film unit of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has begun production on its tenth documentary feature, Refugees and Bystanders, centered on Holocaust survivors. The documentary will trace the actions and personalities of Holocaust …

LOS ANGELES, January 25: Two more independent studios, Lionsgate and Marvel Entertainment, have entered into interim agreements with the Writers Guild of America, following similar moves by United Artists, Worldwide Pants and Spyglass Entertainment, among others. Other outfits that are …

HONG KONG, January 25: AXN is gearing up for a third season of the original reality competition series The Amazing Race Asia, the pan-regional version of the hit Emmy-winning CBS show. The Amazing Race Asia 3 will once again send …

MUNICH, January 25: Rüdiger Böss, the senior VP of group programming acquisitions at ProSiebenSat.1 Group, will be looking to completed-run U.S. series and reruns to fill any possible schedule gaps. The German broadcasting group has the rights to a number …