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PALM BEACH GARDENS: The PGA of America and NBC Sports Group have entered into a landmark deal to raise the profile of the Ryder Cup, the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid and PGA Professionals across the networks of NBC and Golf Channel beginning in 2015. The partnership, which extends …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has elevated Kevin Bennett to general manager of Investigation Discovery (ID) and Military Channel and executive VP of programming for ID, Military Channel and Destination America. In his new roles, which are effective immediately, Bennett will continue to work under Henry Schleiff, the group president of …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has changed its internal structure to eliminate the divide between linear and digital. David Bernath, the executive VP of programming and multiplatform strategy, now leads all programming for the brand. Walter Levitt, the chief marketing officer, is responsible for Comedy Central's fan outreach across all platforms. …

LOS ANGELES: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have signed on as hosts of the Golden Globes for the next two years. The pair received much praise for their turn as hosts of the 2013 Globes. They will be back for the awards show in January, and also are on board …

MANHATTAN BEACH: Brant Pinvidic has been elevated to president of Eyeworks USA, where he has been serving as executive VP of development since 2009. Concurrently, Eyeworks USA has established a new board of directors, comprised of JD Roth and Todd Nelson (the CEOs of Eyeworks USA), Pinvidic and Ross Weintraub, …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE||Content First and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) have jointly commissioned a two-part study into how and why consumers use second-screen devices to engage with video content. The results will be presented in two co-branded research reports at the 2014 International CES and NATPE Miami in January 2014. …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal and Comcast have appointed Maggie McLean Suniewick as senior VP of strategic integration, reporting to both Steve Burke, the CEO of NBCU, and Neil Smit, the president and CEO of Comcast Cable and executive VP of Comcast Corporation. Suniewick will be spearheading NBCU's key "Symphony" initiative, a …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable and Ovation have reached a new carriage agreement, as the arts network has pledged to deliver 200 more hours of original programming in the next year. Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks dropped Ovation back in January of this year, citing the network's small …

LOS ANGELES: DISH customers, who already have access to the PivotTV linear channel, can now watch the service through the DISH Anywhere platform and via the PivotTV app. The Participant Media-owned channel was designed with the millennial generation in mind, delivering "entertainment that sparks conversation, inspires change and illuminates issues" …

LOS ANGELES: Mike Hopkins, who has served as president of distribution for Fox Networks Group, has been appointed as the new CEO of Hulu, replacing Andy Forssell, who has been in the role on an acting basis since March and is now leaving the company. Hopkins has been a Hulu …