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SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate posted a net loss of $24.6 million in the second quarter, compared to the year-ago period’s loss of $29.7 million, while revenues were down 22 percent to $358.1 million. EBITDA of negative $19.3 million for the second …

LOS ANGELES: TLC has ordered 12 episodes of the new series D.U.I., premiering on December 1, which features law enforcement tackling drunk driving. Six episodes will premiere in December and an additional six are scheduled to air in 2012. D.U.I. …

LONDON: Sky has released a free Sky Movies app for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad for Sky TV customers. The app brings users up-to-the-minute information about Sky Movies, Sky Movies Box Office and the latest releases. Each full-page view …

LONDON: ITV has signed an exclusive two-year deal with the English comedy duo Ant & Dec to extend their relationship with the broadcaster through to December 2013. Per the agreement, Ant & Dec will present the new series of I’m …

NEW YORK: Meghan Hooper has been named VP of program acquisitions for Lifetime Networks. Based in New York, Hooper will report to Christian Drobnyk, the senior VP of scheduling and acquisitions at Lifetime Networks, overseeing all program acquisitions for Lifetime, …

MIAMI: The original series 2111, from the Discovery Channel Latin America/U.S. Hispanic production team, looks at Latin America 100 years from now, using the latest in 3D and CGI technologies. Set to premiere on November 16 on Discovery Channel Latin …

TORONTO/LONDON: DHX Media has signed new licensing partners in the U.K. for its stop-motion animated preschool brand Rastamouse. New licensees include Vogue, which will be launching tableware, drinkware, clocks and room décor; Zap will create Rastamouse bedding; MVSports will develop …

PARIS: Lagardère has appointed Denis Olivennes as the chairman and CEO of its media unit, Lagardère Active, which recorded net sales for its third quarter of 267 million euros, up 3.9 percent on a like-for-like basis. Olivennes steps into the …

HONG KONG: Cartoon Network’s stage show Ben 10 Live: Power of the Omnitrix, based on the animated series Ben 10, is going live in Hong Kong, running from November 11 to 13 at the Kowloon International Trade and Convention Centre. …

BEIJING: China’s state-owned broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), is to open a studio in the U.S. in Washington, D.C., where it will broadcast its English-language TV service. The Washington, D.C. hub will serve as its U.S. broadcasting center. The plans are …