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NEW YORK, March 10: The six largest cable television firms in the U.S., including Comcast and Time Warner Cable, are working on plans for a jointly owned company that would allow national advertisers to buy customized ads and interactive ads …

UNIVERSAL CITY, March 10: Justin Che has been promoted to senior VP of international new-media licensing for NBC Universal International Television Distribution. In his new role, Che will help oversee all new-media licensing for NBC Universal’s product outside of the …

LONDON, March 10: Virgin Media’s share price rose today on a weekend report of a possible buyout by a consortium of private-equity firms, but a source close to the situation has denied the speculation to Reuters. The Observer reported over …

BURBANK, March 10: Cartoon Network has appointed former SCI FI Channel executive Robert Swartz as its VP of original series. Beginning March 17, Swartz will lead development on all of Cartoon Network’s animated, live-action and alternative series. He is also …

NEUILLY, March 10: M6 Group has said that it is in exclusive talks to acquire 100 percent of Cyréalis, which operates a range of websites that attracted 5.5 million visitors in January, predominantly men aged between 15 and 35. Cyréalis’s …

LONDON, March 10: Marc Gareton has been promoted to executive VP of international at Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Gareton will continue his oversight of the studio’s digital strategy, partnerships in digital services and emerging business activities outside of the U.S. …

BETHESDA, March 10: According to a study by independent research firm Grunwald Associates, television no longer captures the undivided attention of kids in the U.S., with 64 percent of kids going online while watching television, and Internet activity becoming a …

STOCKHOLM, March 10: Johan Mardell, the head of production at Scandinavian outfit Svensk Filmindustri (SF), will leave the company as of April 1. The recruitment of a new head of production for SF is in progress. Upon leaving SF, Mardell …

LOS ANGELES, March 10: Saban Capital Group (SCG), Haim Saban’s private-investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries, has named Craig Cooper as its managing director and head of its new digital-media investments group. In his new role, …

SANTA MONICA, March 10: Lionsgate is partnering with Apple to offer buyers of select DVDs and Blu-ray discs an additional digital copy of the film in an iTunes format. The first Lionsgate DVDs to debut with iTunes Digital Copy will …