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NEW YORK: With its TV ad sales down 15 percent, CBS Corporation saw its total revenues in the first quarter fall 13.5 percent to $3.16 billion and posted a net loss of $55.3 million, versus its $244.3 million profit a year ago. …

LONDON: Fireworks International is collaborating with Pure Grass Films as a production and funding partner on the new multiplatform thriller Shadow Line. Fireworks will also distribute the prequel and subsequent series of Shadow Line to the international marketplace as part …

BOSTON: The HD performance documentary Loreena McKennitt: A Moveable Musical Feast, produced by Perseus Productions for Quinlan Road, joins the catalogue of APT Worldwide. The film offers an exclusive backstage look at Grammy-nominated singer/composer Loreena McKennitt as she embarks on …

MUNICH: German pay-TV platform Premiere, in which News Corporation holds a 30.5-percent stake, may undergo a rebranding to become Sky Deutschland, press reports indicate. An official announcement could come as early as next week, Dow Jones reports, and the rebrand is …

COPENHAGEN: The European Documentary Network (EDN) has opened the call for a new two-part development program—New Platforms, New Politics—spotlighting ten documentaries that promote social, environmental and political change. The development program will help define a frame for the production of …

BURBANK: ABC has launched an online destination showcasing the music and artists that are featured in the network’s prime-time shows, kicking off with a tribute to Grey’s Anatomy. The ABC Music Lounge on ABC.com includes a streaming radio station programmed with more …

LOS ANGELES/BOSTON: Fans of The Bold and the Beautiful will now have a host of new ways to interact with the series, as Paid, Inc. has been enlisted to bolster entertainment experiences surrounding the long-running daytime drama. Paid, Inc. will be responsible …

BARCELONA: Magic Journey to Africa, a stereoscopic 3-D, live-action offering budgeted at 10 million euros, is to be represented internationally by Filmax International. From Orbita Max, Magical Journey to Africa tells the story of a 10-year-old girl who is on …

LOS ANGELES: The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) is launching its second annual Next TV Competition, recognizing top online video content, with winners to be announced at the LATVFest in July. Done in part with Stickam.com, the contest …

NEW YORK: NBC Universal has embarked on a company-wide effort to ramp up the creation of content that will educate audiences about health and wellness issues, including a new daily show on MSNBC anchored by NBC News’s chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman. …