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NEW YORK: The ad downturn and declining box-office revenues hurt Viacom’s bottom line in the second quarter, with profit down 32 percent to $277 million on revenues that were down 14 percent to $3.3 billion. "While the global economy continued …

LONDON: LIVING has secured the exclusive U.K. broadcast rights to seasons five and six of Medium from CBS Studios International. The fifth and sixth season of the U.S. paranormal drama will premiere exclusively on LIVING, with a second run on Virgin1. …

BURBANK: The one-hour scripted drama Make It or Break It, created and written by Holly Sorensen, has been given a 10-episode order by ABC Family. Set in the world of competitive gymnastics, the series follows a group of teen Olympic …

NEW YORK: Jon Loew, the founder and former president of Defiance Distribution, has set up a new production and distribution outfit, Big Media, targeting the worldwide market. Defiance launched its pay-per-view business in the U.S. in 2001, with Loew at …

President Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution Mark Kaner has a unique perspective on the international television business. He hears firsthand the programming needs of broadcasters large and small around the world. He keeps abreast of what TV series and feature …

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Walter Cronkite 1916-2009 The U.S. has lost a national treasure and television journalism has lost a master. As anchorman and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 he became "the most trusted man in America" and …

NORWALK: Eric Benitez has been upped to VP of operations at CABLEready, where his remit includes running day-to-day functions for CABLEready Productions, which is celebrating its first anniversary. Benitez most recently served as CABLEready’s director of operations. He continues daily …

NEW YORK: Syfy is slated to premiere Caprica, the new series from Battlestar Galactica‘s Ron Moore and David Eick, on January 22, 2010 at 9 p.m.  The highly-anticipated series will air regularly on Fridays at 10 p.m. following its two-hour …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: NATPE has appointed Gary Mitchell as European business development executive, based in the U.K. Mitchell was VP of international sales at DLT Entertainment UK in London. Prior to this he was director of sales at Portman Entertainment Group …