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LONDON, July 31: A group of MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport committee wants video sites like YouTube to do a better job of protecting young visitors from inappropriate content. Citing an incident earlier this year, when video of …

SINGAPORE, July 30: Christopher Chew has been appointed as the affiliate sales director for the Asia Pacific at NBC Universal’s Global Networks division. In this newly created role, based in Singapore, Chew will help expand the distribution of NBC Universal’s …

LONDON, July 30: Citing “unfair conduct” in several TV and radio phone-in competitions, Ofcom has fined the BBC a total of £400,000, the highest penalty ever levied against the pubcaster. Ofcom maintains that the BBC breached the Broadcasting Code in …

NEW YORK, July 30: At A&E Network and Bio Channel, Thomas Moody has been promoted to senior VP of programming planning and acquisitions, reporting to the president and general manager of both channels, Bob DeBitetto. Moody is charged with developing …

NEW YORK, July 30: While revenues were up 21 percent to $3.86 billion, Viacom has reported a 6-percent fall in second-quarter profit to $407 million, compared to the year-ago period. Operating income, meanwhile, increased 13 percent on the year-ago period …

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 30: Jules Borkent has been promoted to senior VP of global acquisitions and international programming for Nickelodeon, servicing the global and U.S. feeds of the channel. In this newly created position, Borkent will lead global acquisition and …

PHILADELPHIA, July 30: Comcast Corporation posted an 11-percent rise in revenues to $8.5 billion for the second quarter, while net income gained 8 percent to $632 million. "We delivered solid results in the second quarter of 2008, highlighting the strength …

VICTORIA, July 30: World Wide Entertainment has launched its documentary series Quest—Man’s Journey into Space in time for the 50th anniversary of NASA this month. The 26 half-hour themed episodes provide an international timeline of space exploration and look at …

TOKYO, July 30: First quarter net income at Sony Corporation dropped 47.4 percent to 35 billion yen ($323 million), on flat revenues of 1.98 trillion yen ($18.3 billion), dragged down in part by its Sony Ericsson mobile phone business. Sony …

LONDON, July 30: ITV1 has commissioned Talent Television to produce for the fall a new one-hour Saturday night entertainment show, Everybody Dance Now. The series will showcase hit songs that have inspired some of the most popular dance crazes. Featuring …