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PALISADES PARK, July 24: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has inked a deal with the Country Music Association (CMA) to offer international broadcasters a 90-minute edition of The 40th Annual CMA Awards, which will air on ABC in the U.S. on …

BARCELONA, July 24: The Barcelona-based mobile content division of ohm:tv has inked a content distribution deal with Endemol South Africa as it works to expand further into the African market. The deal involves local distribution rights for some of ohm:tv’s …

DUBLIN, July 21: John O’Donoghue, Ireland’s Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism, has announced the formation of the Irish Film and Television Academy. Now open for membership, the organization aims to encourage excellence in the Irish television and film industries. …

PORT WASHINGTON, July 21: New York-based home entertainment distributor KOCH Vision has expanded its collection of British DVD titles with three acquisitions from Granada International. KOCH has picked up the North American home video rights to The Street, with Jim …

SINGAPORE, July 21: ESPN STAR Sports has promoted Gloria Dunn to the position of executive VP and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Dunn, who oversees the network’s financial accounting and planning, advertising sales administration and MIS organizations, will continue to …

NEW YORK, July 21: NBC has inked an advertising deal with Toyota guaranteeing the car company a specific level of “viewer engagement”, with plans to use IAG Research to prove that audiences are paying attention—and are remembering ad spots. IAG …

LONDON, July 21: Turner Broadcasting Europe will open up an Original Productions Unit in London next year with a view to “creating the best content in Europe,” the company said today. The formation of the new British production arm is …

NEW YORK, July 21: Macy's Herald Square in New York City will be the subject of a new series for cable network WE tv that will be produced by the Endemol-owned True Entertainment. The 8×30-minute Unwrapping Macy's, set to launch …

SILVER SPRING, July 21: Discovery Communications’ Discovery News website has added video segments to its offering, developing content in house and inking a deal with Associated Press Television News. The video segments on the site kick off with footage from …

TORONTO, July 21: This fall, the female-targeted W Network in Canada will launch the new original series The Smart Woman Survival Guide, a scripted comedy and lifestyle series hybrid. The 26×30-minute series—already commissioned for a second season in advance of …