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LONDON, February 28: Virgin Media’s fourth-quarter loss increased from last year’s £122.1 million to £163.2 million, but the cable company did lower its full-year loss from £533.9 million in 2006 to £463.5 million and posted significant customer gains. The quad-play …

LONDON, February 28: TCM (Turner Classic Movies) in the U.K. will roll out Gone with the Wind—The Making of the Musical, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at a new British theatre musical adaptation of the classic 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. …

BURBANK, February 28: The Disney-ABC Television Group has launched Stage 9 Digital Media to create original new-media content, kicking off with the comedy series Squeegees, which premieres today on ABC.com and YouTube and is being sponsored by Toyota. “An integral …

World Screen Weekly, February 28, 2008 Executive VP, Worldwide Distribution Starz Media Starz Media has been working hard to build its profile internationally since its creation in 2006, when Liberty Media acquired the former IDT Entertainment and made it a …

ENGLEWOOD, February 28: Liberty Media Corporation has completed the exchange of its 16.3-percent stake in News Corporation for a 41-percent stake in The DIRECTV Group as well as regional sports networks in Denver, Pittsburgh and Seattle and $465 million in …

STOCKHOLM, February 28: Sparks Network has announced three new format commissions, including the game show Clueless. Clueless, from ATM Grupa, is being commissioned in its fifth territory in Europe by Czech Television. The channel premiered the format in January in …

HAMILTON, February 28: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) released its fourth-quarter and full-year results today, posting its highest-ever revenues, segment EBITDA and operating income. Net revenues for the year increased 39 percent to $840 million, and operating income increased by …

HARRINGTON PARK, February 28: Janson Media has licensed its Giant Screen Films Collection to several broadcasters in the Americas, Europe and Asia. TV Azteca in Mexico, Oasis TV and Outdoor Life Network in Canada and TV Sedem in Bulgaria have …

LONDON, February 28: Michael Grade will remain as the executive chairman of ITV until 2010, a year longer than his original three-year term, the commercial broadcaster announced today, while ex-BBC One controller Peter Fincham has been tapped to succeed Simon …

SÃO PAULO, February 28: Online broadcaster MediaZone has struck a deal with Globo TV Sports to distribute an extensive package of Brazilian football programming to the U.S., covering Internet and mobile. The deal will see the live transmission of the …