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BURBANK: At The Walt Disney Company, first-quarter 2009 revenues fell 8 percent to $9.6 billion, while net profit took a 32-percent hit, falling to $845 million. "We faced a challenging first quarter with many of our businesses impacted to various …

NEW YORK: FOX Business Network (FBN) has launched on DISH Network to 4 million subscribers, while its sister FOX News Channel (FNC) has renewed its carriage agreement with the satellite TV provider.  The financial news channel FBN now has distribution …

PAWTUCKET: The Jim Henson Company has granted Hasbro a four-year license to introduce an array of toys and games for the educational preschool property Sid the Science Kid.   The educational animated series, airing daily on PBS KIDS, uses comedy …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has launched the premium movie channel TV1000 Russian Kino to Time Warner Cable customers in the New York City region.  Broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week, TV1000 Russian Kino airs original Russian movies, ranging …

LONDON: HIT Entertainment and MV Sports have extended their licensing partnership through three new deals across the preschool properties Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam.  MV Sports renewed its Thomas & Friends license in the wheeled-toy category. MV Sports …

LONDON: The piglet duo from The Pinky and Perky Show are set to take the stage in 2010/2011 for a slate of live theater performances.  The West End theater production company Fiery Light will present the live-action stage performances. The Pinky and Perky Show has been …

LONDON: The U.K.’s Competition Commission has decided to block Project Kangaroo, the proposed VOD platform from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4. In issuing its decision, the regulatory authority concluded that the proposed offering presented too much of a threat to …

ATLANTA: Star Wars: The Clone Wars will make its international premiere on Cartoon Networks across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America on February 13.  The series, set between Star Wars: Episode II and Star Wars: Episode III, features …

LONDON: Paul Chesney is joining Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) on March 2 to serve as its VP of international operations.  Based in London, Chesney will report to Eddie Cunningham, the president of UPIE. He will be responsible for the efficiency, …

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles court has rejected an initial attempt by SAG’s president, Alan Rosenberg, to block the resumption of negotiations with the AMPTP. The court ruled that the application for the injunction was "procedurally defective," according to a …