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NEW YORK, August 3: Bravo has promoted Cori Abraham to VP of development and production from her previous position as the director of development and production. Since joining Bravo in April 2004, Abraham has developed and executive produced shows such …

LOS ANGELES, August 3: Edie Lauw has been promoted to VP of worldwide television finance at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios from her previous position as the executive director of worldwide television finance. In her new position, based in the company’s headquarters in …

LOS ANGELES, August 3: Industry veteran Rose Adkins has been named global president of marketing and distribution for FarCor Studios, based in Los Angeles. Reporting to co-presidents and founders Ralph Farquhar and Dwayne Corbitt, Adkins will be responsible for developing …

BUENOS AIRES, August 3: Claxson has completed the sale of IberoAmerican Radio Chile to Spain’s Grupo Prisa for $74.6 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Prisa’s Unión Radio takes control of all of the radio networks of IberoAmerican Radio …

TOKYO, August 2: A coalition of Japanese TV, film and music companies has lashed out at YouTube, according to the Associated Press, accusing the Google-owned site of not doing enough to remove pirated clips. There is a host of bootleg …

HAMILTON, August 2: Central European Media Enterprises has reported its results for the second quarter, with revenues up 38 percent to $216.3 million and a net income of $34.6 million, triple the $8.5 million recorded in Q2 last year. For …

STAMFORD, August 2: World Wrestling Entertainment’s second-quarter profit fell from $14.7 million last year to $7 million, despite improved revenues of $137.5 million, as a result of a one-time impairment charge. Earnings in the quarter were negatively impacted by a …

LOS ANGELES, August 2: The season finale of the popular interactive online drama LonelyGirl15 will air exclusively on MySpace tomorrow, the News Corporation-owned social networking site announced today. The season one finale, "12 in 12," will be available on MySpaceTV …

LONDON, August 2: In a multi-million pound deal, Virgin 1, a new U.K. entertainment channel from Virgin Media Television launching this fall, has acquired the FX drama series The Riches from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The 13×1-hour first season …

NEW YORK/ENGLEWOOD, August 2: Setanta Sports, a 24-hour premium channel dedicated to international soccer and rugby, has expanded its reach in the U.S., securing a slot as a paid subscription offering on EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH Network. As part of …