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ENGLEWOOD, May 8: While revenues gained 24 percent to $2.6 billion, Liberty Global posted a wider net loss for the first quarter of $155.6 million from the year-ago period’s $136.1 million loss, partly as a result of higher interest and …

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8: Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) has unveiled a roster of charter licensees for several NBC Universal television properties, including the Bravo reality series Top Chef and the NBC drama Heroes. For Top Chef, JTMG has secured …

LONDON, May 8: A new Screen Digest report says that the total pay-TV penetration in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will climb from 40 percent at the end of 2007 to 60 percent by 2012, with nearly half of the …

NEW YORK, May 8: American retail chain Steve & Barry’s will collaborate with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) on the rollout of a new apparel line incorporating signature phrases and iconography from classic game shows like The Price is Right, Press Your …

SYDNEY, May 7: VOX Germany has taken on season eight of Southern Star International’s McLeod’s Daughters, the final installment in the drama series. McLeod’s Daughters, produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television, focuses on the lives of a …

ENGLEWOOD/PARIS/MIAMI, May 7: DISH Network will add Eurochannel to its international channel lineup on April 30, with all programs broadcast in their original audio with English subtitles. Eurochannel, a 24/7 network that provides a window into Europe, will be available …

HILVERSUM, May 7: Endemol International will roll out the new telenovela The Successful Mr. Pells at the L.A. Screenings next week. The Successful Mr. Pells is a co-production between Endemol Argentina and Underground, whose credits include the international hit Lalola. …

LONDON, May 7: BBC Worldwide will head to this year’s New York Licensing Show with a range of products inspired by award-winning programs such as Doctor Who, Charlie & Lola and Teletubbies. The company will showcase master toy licensee Hasbro’s …

BURBANK, May 7: The Walt Disney Company released its second-quarter results late yesterday, delivering a 22-percent rise in profits to $1.1 billion on a 10-percent revenue increase to $8.7 billion. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter increased …

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7: Globo TV International heads to the L.A. Screenings with a broad slate of original programming that includes the new comedy The Cleaning Lady, along with telenovelas, mini-series and documentaries. The Cleaning Lady follows the mixups …