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LOS ANGELES: A+E Networks has been selected to receive the Television Academy's 2015 Governors Award in recognition of its corporate social responsibility programs. A+E Networks has tied a number of pro-social initiatives in with its programming, working with such organizations as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, March …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has sold the 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in France and South Africa, among other countries. The hour-long special has been acquired by Global in Canada, Paris Première in France, Sky Italia in Italy, Turner for Latin America, FOX International Channels for Asia, …

NEW YORK: MY Entertainment has appointed David Auerbach to the newly created role of senior VP of international. In his new role, Auerbach will be charged with developing programming. He will work closely with MY Entertainment’s established network of independent international production companies to co-develop original concepts for the U.S. …

LONDON: Emmy-nominated producer Andrew Stearn has been named president of U.S. operations at Working Title Television, a joint venture between NBCUniversal International Studios and co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Based in Los Angeles, Stearn will establish a pipeline of high-end scripted drama. He will collaborate with Bevan and Fellner, …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Beyond USA has released its own OTT platform, GetBeyond.US, featuring content from such sources as the recently launched lifestyle network Icon. The platform will soon add programing from Endemol Beyond USA’s upcoming gaming and sports network Smasher and pop-culture channel Looksy. GetBeyond.US will also feature content from …

NEW YORK: CBS Consumer Products has picked up the merchandising rights for the classic and current Hawaii Five-0 television series on behalf of the Freeman Estate. New products are slated to hit retail for both shows. The upcoming merchandising line will span such categories as apparel, gift and novelty and …

NEW YORK: AMC has ordered a new series based on the popular '90s comic-book franchise Preacher, with Seth Rogen among the executive producers. Preacher was created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production was developed for television by Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation TV has elevated Lori Hall to VP of program planning, scheduling and acquisitions. In her new position, Hall adds program acquisitions to her responsibilities. She will continue to work under Scott Woodward, Ovation TV's executive VP of programming and productions. Hall plans to attend this year's MIPCOM, …

ATLANTA: Patrick Kelly has been upped to executive VP of business affairs for TBS and TNT, part of Turner Broadcasting System. Kelly will work out of Los Angeles under Sandra Dewey, the president of TNT and TBS Productions and business affairs for Turner Broadcasting System. He will lead the day-to-day …

NEW YORK: RadicalMedia has tapped Dave Sirulnick, previously of MTV, as a partner and executive producer. In his new role, Sirulnick will work with Radical Entertainment president Justin Wilkes and the VP/executive producer Dave O’Connor. He will be charged with helping to grow Radical’s existing music, brand and live-event initiatives …