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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 …

STUDIO CITY: Henry Schleiff is stepping down as the president and CEO of Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of Hallmark Channel in the U.S., at the end of this month, and will be succeeded by Bill Abbott. According to a …

LOS ANGELES: Three original reality series lead off TV Land’s summer schedule, including one from Mark Burnett, alongside the launch of Roseanne and a host of films set to join the Friday night PRIME Movie block. The network’s summer schedule …

NEW YORK: For the first quarter, revenues fell 41 percent at RHI Entertainment to $13 million, while the company narrowed its net loss from $20.2 million to $12.7 million. Library revenues fell 25 percent to $13 million, and there were no …

MIAMI: The multiplatform telenovela Amanda O has been sold by Dori Media Group into 22 territories, with Vietnam and the Philippines as its most recent sales. Produced by Dori Media Contenidos, Amanda O follows the story of a woman who …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting is to launch Sweden’s only channel dedicated solely to ice hockey at the start of the new season this fall. Viasat Hockey will be available on the Viasat satellite platform as part of its premium sports package, …

LONDON: Formats from the catalogue of U.K. indie Magnum Media will now be represented globally by FremantleMedia, in a deal financed through the company’s Talent Fund. Magnum Media’s portfolio includes entertainment formats and talent-led entertainment shows such as Chris Moyles’ …

STAMFORD: World Wrestling Entertainment posted revenues in the first quarter of $107.8 million, down from $162.6 million last year, with a net income of $10.3 million, as compared with the year-ago period’s $19.5 million. Announcing the results, Linda McMahon, the …