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LOS ANGELES: A one-on-one conversation between Peter Chernin and Comcast chief Brian Roberts will take place during the Newsmaker Brunch that kicks off The Cable Show on May 11, co-sponsored by the Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS) and the …

LONDON: Mark Browning has been named managing director at ITN Productions, while Steve Caresy is to become chief creative officer of the division. Browning in currently the commercial director at ITN Productions. He will be responsible for running the overall …

NEW YORK: Oliver Stone and author and screenwriter Bruce Wagner have entered into a development deal with the premium channel EPIX, kicking off with a show based on the novel Still Holding. The one-hour drama series based on Wagner’s novel will explore …

PARIS: The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. have all opened up their film libraries to make movies available to rent or purchase through the iTunes stores in …

SILVER SPRING: First-quarter revenues at Discovery Communications gained 8 percent to $879 million, with its international networks contributing $293 million—a 16-percent gain—and delivering an operating income of $124 million, reflecting a 29-percent increase. The international channels saw ad revenues jump 44 …

LOS ANGELES: On May 4, the video for Miley Cyrus’s newest single, Can’t Be Tamed, is to make its worldwide debut exclusively on E! Entertainment Television during E! News. The video will make it premiere at 7 p.m. and again …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has entered into a deal with yap films to co-produce the three-part series Storm Worlds, which looks at what would happen to if the deadliest weather in the universe descended upon our planet. Set to …

SILVER SPRING: Secret Life of Elephants, a two-hour exploration into the lives of more than 900 elephants that roam Kenya’s National Samburu Reserve, makes its debut on May 16 at 8 p.m. on Animal Planet. Shot in HD, Secret Life …

LONDON: BSkyB has reached an agreement with Ofcom over the regulator’s controversial decision on the pricing of the platform’s sports channels for other operators, pending the resolution of its appeal lodged with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). Last month, Ofcom …

CUPERTINO: Apple CEO Steve Jobs has posted an open letter, called Thoughts on Flash, outlining his reasons for keeping Adobe’s Flash platform off iPhones, iPods and most recently iPads. Flash is the format of choice for video on the web, …