Top Stories

ENGLEWOOD, February 27: Despite significant increases in revenue, Liberty Global recorded a fourth-quarter loss of $197.2 million, versus the $31.2 million loss reported in the same period last year, while the full-year loss was $422.6 million, as compared with the …

SYDNEY, February 27: Showtime Attractions has acquired the live-performance rights from Southern Star International for the hit Australian preschool series Raggs. Currently airing on Seven Network in Australia from Monday to Friday, Raggs is about a group of five, fun-loving …

BRUSSELS, February 27: The European Commission has closed its investigations into the financing of Flemish public-service broadcaster VRT and Irish state broadcasters RTE and TG4. In Belgium, the Commission says that authorities have agreed to clarify the terms of VRT’s …

LOS ANGELES, February 27: Showtime Networks has awarded a licensing contract for its original drama series Dexter to manufacturer Bif Bang Pow! Through its licensing agency 360ep, Showtime has signed with Bif Bang Pow! to manufacture and distribute bobble heads …

LOS ANGELES, February 27: A majority of the members of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have voted in favor of ratifying the new three-year contract that ended their 14-week strike, …

VICTORIA, February 27: Australian-based factual distributor Looking Glass International has taken on the rights to the one-hour documentary The Jesus Guy, about a penniless, robe-clad “barefoot evangelist.” Directed by Sean Tracey, the film follows the so-called “Jesus Guy,” who, clad …

PARIS, February 27: The Marathon Group, the French subsidiary of Italy’s De Agostini Communications, has acquired a controlling stake in KM Production, known for its entertainment programs and documentaries. KM’s founder, Renaud Le Van Kim will continue to independently operate …

LONDON, February 27: Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING is set to launch on virginmedia.com, marking a reinvention and renewal of the network’s online offerings. Due to launch this May, the revamped livingtv.co.uk will benefit from virginmedia.com’s 6 million monthly …

LOS ANGELES/BURBANK, February 27: TMZ has secured a partnership with MySpace to bring its entertainment-news content to the social-networking site’s video platform, MySpaceTV. TMZ will populate a branded channel on MySpaceTV, which will feature select exclusive clips after they have …

NEW YORK, February 27: BBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing division of BBC Worldwide, has inked a deal to distribute its content to the 3,500-plus members of Mochila, a global, ad-supported online media marketplace for text, video and photo content. …