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NEW YORK, November 17: For the third quarter, revenues at Univision Communications fell slightly to $511.3 million, while a $3.7 billion impairment charge resulted in a net loss of $2.9 billion, as compared with the year-ago loss of $26.8 million. …

LONDON, November 17: ITV has agreed to a set of terms on product placement with the Pact independent producers body, should the practice win the approval of the British government. Proposals to allow product placement in certain programs are being …

LONDON, November 17: For 77 percent of European respondents of a new YouGov survey, daily access to the Internet is more important than the use of a car or washing machine, while the same number indicated that they had watched …

MUNICH, November 14: In a move to cut costs, ProSiebenSat.1 Media is consolidating its Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins channels in its Munich headquarters, with N24 to remain in Berlin. By June 2009, the three German general-interest stations will be …

MUNICH, November 14: German pay-TV platform Premiere reported stable third-quarter revenues of 244.6 million euros, but posted a net loss for the period of 89.1 million euros, versus its 100,000 euros profit this time last year. The company's net debt …

ATLANTA, November 14: Nathania Seales has been promoted to VP of production for Cartoon Network On-Air, charged with oversight of promotions, program production and branding material for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Formerly senior director of on-air production, Seales will continue …

BURBANK, November 14: Starz Media-owned Film Roman has promoted Jay Fukuto to head of studio, overseeing all animation production operations for TV series, feature films, home entertainment, commercials and visual effects. Previously the head of production for Film Roman, Fukuto …

TORONTO, November 14: Breakthrough Entertainment has named Nat Abraham as its head of distribution to oversee daily operations such as worldwide sales, presales and co-production opportunities. Abraham, who most recently served as the head of Canadian sales and acquisitions at …

NEW YORK/ENGELWOOD, November 14: Eurocinema, a TV network dedicated to bringing European and other international theatrical and short films to North American audiences, is expanding its distribution through a new deal with DISH Network. Eurocinema made its debut on DISH …

COPENHAGEN, November 14: TV3 in Denmark has commissioned a third season of Nordisk Film TV World's hit drama 2900 Happiness, which also landed deals in Belgium and France. VTM in Belgium acquired the format rights to 2900 Happiness, and will …