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TORONTO: Hot Docs has set up a special one-off charity screening of Restrepo, in memory of co-director Tim Hetherington, who was killed in an explosion in the Libyan city of Misrata last week. The screening will be held at the …

PHILADELPHIA: With ABC and FOX now on board, Comcast has become the only pay-TV provider to offer current series from all four major U.S. broadcast networks on demand. With top-rated TV series from ABC and FOX, the expansion nearly doubles …

ENGLEWOOD: The new movie Passion Play, starring Mickey Rourke, Billy Murray and Megan Fox, will be available through DISH Network starting the same day it hits theaters. The film, about an angel who is under the thumb of a ruthless …

NEW YORK: New apps from EPIX are available to download on more than 100 consumer-electronic and mobile devices for free, allowing authenticated subscribers to access 3,000-plus movies as well as original programming anywhere there’s an Internet connection. Devices include Android-powered …

NEW YORK: Helped in part by an 11-percent gain in its U.S. advertising revenues, Viacom’s net profit for the second quarter gained 53 percent to $376 million, on revenues that were up by 20 percent to $3.27 billion. "Viacom’s proven creative …

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery has teamed up with The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps for the world premiere of Children of Promise: The Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, shining a light on the efforts of an organization dedicated to rehabilitating …

LOS ANGELES: Actress and producer/director Demi Moore has signed on for a multi-project development deal with Lifetime Television, starting with the new interview series The Conversation and continuing with scripted dramas for the network. The Conversation is to be hosted …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The premiere of NBC’s new singing competition The Voice delivered the highest rating with adults 18 to 49 for a series premiere on a major broadcast network since Undercover Boss debuted post-Super Bowl in February 2010. With the …

LONDON: For the nine months ended March 31, 2011, BSkyB’s revenues increased by 14 percent to £4.8 billion, delivering an operating profit of £790 million, 24-percent higher than the year-ago period. The company how has more than 10.1 million customers, …

MODENA: SPT Networks Central Europe has picked up the pay-TV rights to the anime series Deltora Quest from The Licensing Machine. The 52×30-minute show, produced by DCI, is set to air across SPT’s networks in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, …