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SYDNEY, December 8: The Australian platform FOXTEL has secured the exclusive first-run rights for a raft of U.S. series from Warner Bros., including Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, for its owned-and-operated channels. Under the terms of the deal, Channel Nine …

LONDON, December 8: Channel 4 +1, the digital time-shift service of British broadcaster Channel 4, will account for nearly 10 percent of the total audience share for the main network this year. New figures show that for the 11 months …

NEW YORK, December 8: NBC Universal is said to be replacing top executives in charge of both scripted and reality series for the NBC network as well as the head of the company's television studio. According to The New York …

LONDON, December 8: Entertainment Rights has named Deborah Dugan as its CEO, effective immediately, replacing departed chief executive Nick Philips. Dugan has served as the president and CEO of the company's U.S. arm since April 2007. Prior to this, she …

PARIS, December 8: Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of the Endemol group, is set to deliver a keynote speech at this year's MIPTV, which will take place from March 30 to April 3. Kreiz has been at the helm of Endemol …

BURBANK, December 8: The Walt Disney Company has entered into agreements to acquire outstanding shares of Jetix Europe, bringing its ownership of the pan-European kids outfit to approximately 96 percent. Disney plans to buy outstanding shares for 11 euros ($14) …

CHICAGO, December 8: Christie Hefner is stepping down as the chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises, but will stay on as CEO until January 31, and will remain as a member of the board until a new CEO is in …

LONDON, December 8: As the current financial downturn continues to take its toll across the industry, ZenithOptimedia has reduced its forecast for adspend in 2009 from a 4-percent growth to a 0.2-percent decline. Ad expenditure is expected to decline 5.7 …

MADRID, December 5: Vivendi has confirmed that it is in talks with Telefonica about a possible partnership to acquire Prisa's Spanish pay-TV platform Digital+. Prisa indicated, however, that it has received other offers. The company put the pay-TV platform up …

LONDON, December 5: CBeebies has tapped Plug-in Media and Kindle Entertainment to deliver a 3-D website for the top-rated kids' show Big and Small. The website was built using Papervision3D, the latest innovation in delivering 3-D on the web. The …