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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 …

MIAMI, May 13: Ledafilms is at the L.A. Screenings this week offering Latin American buyers Lucasfilm Animation’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The property is slated to premiere as a theatrical feature on August 15, followed up by a TV …

NEW YORK, May 13: Scrubs, which ended its seventh season on NBC this month, and David E. Kelley’s take on the BBC drama Life on Mars, are among the new series on ABC’s 2008-2009 schedule, which is dominated by returning …