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LOS ANGELES: FX’s American Horror Story: Asylum led the Primetime Emmy nominations announced this morning with 17 nods, followed by HBO’s Game of Thrones with 16, including outstanding drama series, where it is up against AMC’s Breaking Bad and Mad Men, Showtime’s Homeland, PBS’s Downton Abbey and Netflix’s House of Cards. The …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Heather Moran has been upped to executive VP of programming and strategy for National Geographic Channel (NGC) in the U.S., while Brad Dancer was promoted to senior VP of programming planning and research for NGC U.S. and Nat Geo WILD. In her new role, Moran will be charged …

NEW YORK: A new report from GfK has found that subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video and Hulu Plus are overwhelmingly watching more TV shows—both classic and contemporary—on those services than they are watching movies, by a margin of about four to one. GfK surveyed the viewing habits and preferences of …

LOS ANGELES: The French-language entertainment network TV5MONDE USA is now distributing 16 travel, food and lifestyle shows via ClearVISION’s digital television network, which is meant for airports in major U.S. markets. Titles being broadcast include Fine Foods (Epicerie Fine), Eco-home (Echo-logis), Custom Made (Sur Mesures), Villages in France (Villages de …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable subscribers in certain key markets across the U.S. could lose access to CBS this month if the two companies are unable to come to terms on a new retransmission agreement. The companies have taken their feud public after talks reportedly broke down yesterday. The previous retransmission …

BURBANK: Mike Darnell, who left his post as the president of alternative entertainment at FOX last month, is joining Warner Bros. to fill the newly created position of president of unscripted and alternative television. The post gives him oversight of first-run syndicated series produced by Telepictures Productions as well as unscripted prime-time …

LOS ANGELES: Next fall FOX is slated to air a crossover episode of Family Guy that will watch as the Griffin family meets characters from The Simpsons. In the episode, titled "The Simpsons Guy," the Griffins find themselves in Springfield, where they become acquainted with Homer Simpson and his family. …

LONG ISLAND CITY: The online TV service Aereo is due to launch in Utah on August 19, delivering its cloud-based DVR technology to a further 2.8 million consumers. This follows on Aereo’s announcement launches for the Boston and Atlanta metropolitan areas. The company also plans to bring its controversial technology, which …

NEW YORK: Howard Averill has been tapped as the new chief financial officer at Time Warner, succeeding John Martin, who is taking on the role of CEO at Turner Broadcasting System. Averill will be overseeing the company’s financial functions and strategies, including all accounting, budgeting, reporting and tax activities. He …

BEVERLY HILLS: On the heels of the first set of Netflix originals earning 14 Emmy Award nominations, the online entertainment outfit has revealed that it is looking to broaden its original content to include feature documentaries and stand-up comedy specials. "Netflix has become a big destination for fans of these …