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BRIGHTON, July 31: British factual distributor Electric Sky has struck new deals on a host of lifestyle, travel and wildlife titles following its outing to DISCOP. The Meaning of Food (3×1 hour) by U.S. producer Pie In the Sky and …

NEW YORK/LONDON, July 31: Pimp My Ride’s producing partners Bruce Beresford Redman and Rick Hurvitz have joined IMG Entertainment to develop and produce non-scripted television shows, branded programming and other multiplatform entertainment content. Beresford Redman and Hurvitz will report to …

NEW YORK, July 31: Second quarter revenues at CBS Corporation were down 3 percent to $3.4 billion, while profit fell from $781.7 million to $404 million. For the first half of the year, meanwhile, revenues were down slightly to $7 …

LONDON, July 31: Jason Thorp, senior VP and managing director of FX UK, has been promoted to managing director of Fox International Channels UK. The promotion comes on the heels of a 30-percent year-on-year audience share increase for FX. Hernán …

LONDON, July 31: British Sky Broadcasting has reached a deal to acquire the computer and electronic hardware manufacturer Amstrad, whose set-top boxes are already used by a portion of the platform’s subscribers, for £125 million. The offer values the company—founded …

NEW YORK, July 31: Rob Barnett, who spent 11 years at MTV and VH1 and was most recently president of programming at CBS Radio, has launched My Damn Channel, a new online destination featuring content from comedian Harry Shearer and …

MIAMI, July 31: Warner Channel in Latin America has acquired a raft of new U.S. programming from CBS Paramount International Television, including Showtime’s Californication with David Duchovny and CBS’s Cane starring Jimmy Smits. Cane is a drama about the power …

LOS ANGELES, July 31: The multiplatform kids’ entertainment service Kabillion is set to launch a preschool block tomorrow, delivering content for the 2-to-5 set on demand via Comcast Cable systems and online via its broadband site. At launch, Kabillion Jr. …

CORAL SPRINGS, July 31: The youth-focused, bilingual Hispanic network Latin Television (LTV) has said it is going to exit the broadcasting business and is seeking a buyer for all of its assets, including its equipment and content. In a statement, …

LONDON, July 31: Five has picked up the exclusive British terrestrial and digital television rights to K-Ville, a new cop drama from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution that is set in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. The series stars Anthony Anderson …