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NEW YORK, May 14: CBS is bringing 18 shows back in the fall, with five new series coming to the schedule, and has also announced plans for a Wednesday night comedy block. Among the shows not making it back to …

GRUENWALD, May 14: m4e, a German brand-management and media company, has acquired the rights to the 3-D animated film Winx Club—The Secret of the Lost Kingdom from Italian animation producer Rainbow S.p.A. for theatrical release in Germany on September 4. …

ENGLEWOOD/NEW YORK, May 14: The legal battle between John Malone and Barry Diller over the fate of InterActive Corp. (IAC) is over, with Liberty Media lifting its opposition to the separation of IAC into five different companies. Liberty, which owns …

DOHA, May 14: Tony Burman has joined the Middle East-based English-language news channel Al Jazeera English as its new managing director, replacing Nigel Parsons, who has taken on a new role at the flagship Al Jazeera Network. Burman was most …

NEW YORK, May 14: A spin-off of the hit ’90s drama Beverly Hills, 90210 joins returning series Gossip Girl and America’s Next Top Model on The CW’s 2008-2009 schedule, which focuses on the female 18-to-34 demo. Dawn Ostroff, the president …

CULVER CITY, May 14: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has upped Jamie Weissenborn to the role of senior VP of digital media and global advertising sales for its international group. Weissenborn is charged with oversight of the international networks group’s …

NEW YORK, May 14: At its Upfront presentation in New York today, Turner Entertainment Networks presented an extensive new programming lineup for its three cable networks—TNT, TBS and truTV—and unveiled TVinContext, a new targeted advertising initiative that pairs commercials with …

LONDON, May 14: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has completed a deal with BermanBraun and Thom Beers’ Original Productions to acquire a variety of international television, home entertainment and format rights to four new shows on NBC’s 2008-2009 lineup. America’s Toughest Jobs, …

LOS ANGELES, May 14: Paramount Vantage and Overture Films will co-finance and distribute Oscar-winner Michael Moore’s next film, which will be a follow up to his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. Paramount Vantage will handle the international distribution, while Overture takes …

NEW YORK/MUNICH, May 14: In a $7-million-deal with TV-Loonland, toy giant Hasbro has reacquired the global distribution rights to the Hasbro Classics library, doubling the size of its content catalogue. According to Hasbro, the agreement covers almost 1,000 episodes of …