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NEW YORK, August 6: Fourth quarter net profit at News Corporation increased by 27 percent to $1.1 billion on revenues of $8.6 billion, reflecting a 17-percent rise on the year-ago period. For the full year, meanwhile, revenues were up by …

NEW YORK, August 6: Time Warner increased its revenues by 5 percent to $11.6 billion in the second quarter, but net profit was down 26 percent to $792 million. Announcing the results, Time Warner’s CEO, Jeff Bewkes, said: “I’m pleased …

SINGAPORE, August 6: Mike Kerr has made a lateral move at ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), from serving as the VP of advertising sales, operations and strategy to VP of Southeast Asia for affiliate and multimedia sales. In his new role, …

SYDNEY, August 6: BBC Factual executive Joe Evans has been appointed as the first head of development for Southern Star Factual, whose credits include Meerkat Manor for Animal Planet. Evans previously worked for the BBC, where he was the head …

TORONTO, August 6: Canada’s GS New Media has tapped into the resources of Project Darkstar, an open source online game platform invented by Sun Microsystems, to develop a virtual world for tweens and teens based on the TV series The …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, August 6: Korea’s MBC and SBS have signed on to provide content for myCreo.com, an online destination that features a range of Korean dramas, sitcoms, variety shows and documentaries, which recently launched an Internet VOD service in the …

MONTREAL, August 6: Rise of the Gargoyle, the story of an ancient gargoyle monster terrorizing modern-day Paris, began principal photography this week and is expected to shoot until the end of August in Romania. Eric Balfour (24, Six Feet Under) …

PORTLAND/SILVER SPRING, August 6: Columbia Sportswear has signed a deal to become the official outfitter of Discovery Channel’s Survivorman and Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein, in addition to other media tie-ups. The partnership agreement includes a co-branded online advertising …

NEW YORK, August 6: Scandalist.com, VH1’s new online and mobile blog, will feature breaking entertainment news and celebrity gossip and photos, along with commentary on trends in fashion, music, TV and politics. At launch, Scandalist.com will highlight its Top 100 …

NEW YORK, August 6: Nick Jr.’s Emmy Award-winning animated preschool comedy series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will return for a second season with a new character and special guest stars—figure skating champion Michelle Kwan and TV personality Ty Pennington. The network …