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PARIS: TF1’s revenues were down by 3 percent in Q3 to 498 million euros, but the French broadcasting group emerged from last year’s 14 million euros net loss to record a profit of 2 million euros. In the period, revenues …

PALISADES PARK: The 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, set to air live on NBC, have been sold by Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) to a number of international broadcasters, among them ProSieben in Germany and TNT in Latin America. In …

NEW YORK: With its revenues plummeting from $53.5 million a year ago to $9.5 million in the third quarter, RHI Entertainment saw its net loss widen from $3.5 million to $16.7 million. “The third quarter was a difficult one for …

TEL AVIV/MADRID: Dori Media Group‘s interactive reality game show uMan will be adapted for Spain by mobile media and technology company Buongiorno. uMan is a cross-platform control game, based on an idea developed by Dori New Media and produced by Dori …

MONTREAL: The National Film Board of Canada’s stock and archival footage unit, NFB Images, has made its entire database available on Footage.net. The NFB Images database, which includes fully searchable text records as well as video clips, will now be …

LONDON: Media Entertainment Group (MEG) has expanded its business with the creation of a new format sales division, MEG Formats, to be led by Sarah Coursey. The new unit is based in London and has a further base in Rio …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has sold its forensic crime drama Halifax f.p. to Universal Networks International for broadcast on 13th Street in Australia, which launches on Foxtel and Austar this week.  The 21-episode series has been sold in more than 80 countries, including the U.S., …

TORONTO: E1 Entertainment is producing a new Hallmark Hall of Fame TV-movie presentation, When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story, which is set to star Winona Ryder and air on CBS.  Production has begun in Toronto on the …

ABU DHABI/LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and twofour54 have teamed up to to launch Comedy Central Studios Arabia, signing a multi-year partnership.  The new studio, headquartered in twofour54’s offices in Abu Dhabi, will develop and produce comedy content in Arabic …

LOS ANGELES: As part of its campaign aimed at addressing Internet piracy, The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has introduced its members to a number of enhanced security features through its new iWatch trial program. IFTA has partnered with …