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LONDON, August 24: Granada International has acquired the international distribution rights to Inside Criminal Minds: Conmen, a new documentary special from the Manchester-based independent Turn On Television. The 52-minute special uncovers four of the most complex and shocking “con” stories …

DULLES, August 24: AOL will offer full-length movie downloads on its AOL Video service, with agreements in place with most of the major studios, and has expanded its television slate with deals with Sony and Fox. AOL Video already has …

BURBANK, August 24: Ken Werner has been tapped to succeed Dick Robertson as the new president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Werner has spent the last nine years overseeing network distribution for The WB and was part of the …

NEW YORK, August 24: In 2010, there will be 8.7 million IPTV households in the U.S., up from 300,000 in 2005, according to Internet Protocol TV: Global Trends—2006, a new report from eMarketer. The report also notes that IPTV’s revenue …

SYDNEY, August 24: ABC Enterprises has tapped former Nickelodeon Australia executive Katie Cordes to fill the newly created position of manager of product and content development. Cordes will provide a central point of contact for producers and content developers who …

ATLANTA/ALVISO, August 24: Cox Communications, the fourth-largest cable platform in the U.S., has entered into a deal to make TiVo's DVR and interactive advertising service available to select subscribers. Under the terms of the agreement, TiVo will customize its cable …

NEW YORK, August 24: For the first time in its history, Survivor, returning to CBS next month, will divide its teams—or “tribes”—along racial lines. Previous seasons have seen teams formed by designated leaders, or along gender or age lines. The …

LOS ANGELES, August 24: Brad Greenspan, the founder of MySpace.com, has launched BroadWebAsia (BWA), a new venture targeted at building social networking, entertainment and Internet search properties across Asia, with an initial focus on China. Greenspan previously served as founder, …

NEW YORK, August 24: The total number of television households within the U.S. is now estimated at 111.4 million, an increase of 1.1 percent since last year, according to Nielsen Media Research. Nielsen's estimate of television viewers within the population …

LONDON, August 24: LIVINGtv has acquired the rights to the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You starring Ted Danson from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The deal gives LIVINGtv first-run rights to the show in the U.K. for terrestrial and …