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LOS ANGELES: Next month AXS TV in the U.S. is scheduled to air the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which is being presented by Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Claire Danes. The 90-minute concert is taking place in Norway at the Oslo Spektrum arena on Wednesday, December 11. It will be …

LOS ANGELES: In what is being billed as the largest off-network deal in TV history, FXX has landed the exclusive cable, VOD and non-linear rights to FOX's The Simpsons, now in its 25th season on the network and recently renewed for a 26th. The deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television …

SANTA MONICA: Next month GSN is slated to begin airing episodes of Shop 'Til You Drop, a popular game show that was broadcast by a variety of networks from 1991 to 2005. Presented by Pat Finn and co-host Dee Bradley Baker, Shop 'Til You Drop watches as two teams test …

CULVER CITY: Streaming content on a Connected TV device is nearly as popular as watching live TV in prime time according to a survey of 18- to 49-year-olds conducted by video site Crackle in association with Frank N. Magid Associates. “Viewing habits are quickly evolving and Connected TV is going …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Celebrity Name Game, the latest collaboration between Debmar-Mercury and FremantleMedia North America, has found a home on Tribune Broadcasting, which plans to launch the half-hour strip in fall 2014. The nationally syndicated pop culture game show will be hosted by The Late, Late Show’s Craig Ferguson and …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation has hired Scott Woodward, a seasoned programming executive, as its new senior VP of programming and production. Woodward will report to Charles Segars, the CEO of Ovation. He will supervise all aspects of the network's multiplatform content, including scheduling and program planning, acquisitions, co-productions, development, original programming, …

NEW YORK/SILVER SPRING: Time Warner Cable and Discovery Communications have reached an early renewal of their distribution agreement, which this time includes TV Everywhere rights. The agreement between the two sees the continued carriage of Discovery's channels and VOD content on Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. This covers …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol North America has appointed Will Keenan, previously with Maker Studios, as president of the recently announced global venture Endemol Beyond USA. Keenan was formerly the VP of vertical development and network programming at Maker Studios. He will now be reporting to Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin, co-CEOs …

DURHAM: The 13 largest multi-channel video providers in the U.S., representing around 94 percent of the market, lost about 25,000 net subscribers in the third quarter, an improvement from the 50,000 lost in Q3 2012, according to Leichtman Research Group. The top multi-channel video providers account for around 94.5 million …

NEW YORK: GroupM Entertainment has named Adam Pincus, formerly of MediaCom, as its executive VP of programming and production for North America, reporting to global CEO Peter Tortorici.   He's charged with overseeing all programming development and production for GME North America's investments in TV and digital content, and will …