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TORONTO, April 30: At this year’s Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF), Kim Cattrall, the Golden Globe-winning star of HBO’s Sex and the City, will receive the NBC Universal Award of Distinction, which recognizes an individual's outstanding career in the broadcast …

WASHINGTON D.C., April 30: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned New Zealand’s NHNZ for three China-focused Megastructures programs as part of its May special on China. The three one-hour programs will focus on modern structures in China: the Shanghai …

LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG, April 30: MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Campaign has partnered with Radiohead to produce a music video for the band’s track All I Need, premiering on all MTV platforms globally on May 1, to raise awareness …

NEW YORK, April 30: Time Warner’s first quarter profit dropped 36 percent to $771 million, on revenues of $11.4 billion, a 2-percent rise on the same period last year. Presenting the results, Time Warner’s CEO, Jeff Bewkes, confirmed speculation that …

TOPEKA/NEW YORK, April 30: Payless ShoeSource and Nickelodeon have completed a multi-year licensing agreement for a new line of footwear featuring Blue’s Clues characters. The new Blue’s Clues line will include styles for both boys and girls, and will be …

NEW YORK, April 30: The video rental giant Blockbuster is said to be in talks about buying a stake in the new premium TV channel and VOD service from Paramount Pictures, MGM and Lionsgate. The new service, set to feature …

BURBANK, April 30: NBC and FremantleMedia North America have teamed up with MySpace for a virtual audition city episode of America’s Got Talent, in a nationwide search for performers for the show’s third season. As of yesterday, a virtual America’s …

LONDON, April 30: For the nine months ended March 31, 2008, BSkyB reported a loss of £118 million, versus the profit of £388 million in the year-ago period, due to an impairment charge of £474 million relating to its investment …

LOS ANGELES, April 30: Comcast’s male-skewing channel G4 is rolling out a new half-hour series, Hurl!, that combines eating competitions with physical challenges, for debut this summer. In each episode, five contestants will attempt to consume the largest quantity of …

PARIS, April 30: In its bid to strengthen its online presence, French broadcaster M6 has acquired 100 percent of Cyréalis, which operates a range of websites in the country, including the tech magazine and download destination Clubic.com and the gaming …