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NEW YORK, February 29: Viacom’s profit for the fourth quarter was up 16 percent to $559.5 million, while net income for the year gained 15 percent to $1.8 billion. For the full year of 2007, revenues increased 18 percent to …

LONDON, February 29: Endemol UK has named Tim Hincks as chief executive, Lucas Church as COO and Richard Johnston as chief financial officer. For the past five years, Hincks has overseen all of the U.K. group’s output, first as creative …

PARIS, February 29: Vivendi’s adjusted net income for 2007 was up 8.3 percent to 2.8 billion euros, on revenues of 21.7 billion euros, which were 8-percent higher than the year-ago period. Announcing the results, Vivendi’s CEO, Jean-Bernard Levy, noted: “2007 …

RIO DE JANEIRO, February 29: Globo TV International has named Tatiana Peres as the sales executive for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, rounding out the regional sales team that also includes Marcelo Mattar and Victor Teixeira. Peres will be …

NEW YORK, February 29: Time Warner has announced the consolidation of its filmed-entertainment businesses, Warner Bros. Entertainment and New Line Cinema, with New Line Cinema to operate as a unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment. As part of the consolidation, New …

BURBANK, February 29: ABC Entertainment has announced early pick ups of alternative series for next season, including America’s Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars. America’s Funnies Home Videos, currently in its 18th season, is the longest-running prime-time show …

LOS ANGELES, February 29: NBC has pulled the made-for-Internet series quarterlife from its schedule after just one episode, which received lackluster ratings. According to reports, the network had intended to run the series on the next five Sunday nights. Dateline …

PARIS, February 29: At this year’s MIPTV featuring MILIA, Mattel Brands’ Richard Dickson has been tapped to deliver the keynote speech to close Advertising & Media Day on Tuesday, April 8, while Ogilvy Group’s Rory Sutherland will give the opening …

MONTREAL, February 29: Distraction has secured two major deals for its entertainment game-show format Ciao Darwin: ABC Studios in the U.S. and Endemol in France. The format has already been signed in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Canada, Vietnam, Italy and Greece, …

BURBANK, February 29: The hit game show Deal or No Deal, from Endemol USA, will roll out special two-hour episodes with games played in Estonia, South Africa and the Philippines. Airing in May, the international games will be played by …