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LONDON, March 6: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has announced its MIPTV slate, which includes its largest-ever selection of indie product. Among the offerings are four programs from Dutch producer Nature Conservation Films that are making their MIPTV debut. The …

SYDNEY, March 6: SPO Partners, the U.S. backers of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer’s $2.8 billion-bid for Australia’s Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH), has pulled out of the deal. In January, Murdoch and Packer teamed for an A$3.3 billion offer to …

LONDON, March 6: Social-media network Bebo has partnered with sports lifestyle brand Oakley to produce Conquering Dreams, a snowboarding documentary. Raw footage from the doc premiered today exclusively on the social-media network. The documentary follows British champion snowboarders and Oakley …

ALVISO, March 6: TiVo cut its fourth-quarter loss from $19.5 million to $6.3 million, while full-year loss was down from $47.7 million to $31.4 million. "This was a strong quarter and year for TiVo as we significantly improved our financial …

LONDON, March 6: The streaming live news platform Livestation has appointed former CNN International president Chris Cramer as a strategic advisor to the company. Cramer brings to the company more than 40 years of experience in news broadcast, cable and …

TORONTO/LONDON, March 6: Three months after the two companies signed a letter of intent, the proposed deal for Peace Arch Entertainment Group to acquire ContentFilm, the parent company of Fireworks International, is off. A statement from Jeff Sagansky, the CEO …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, March 6: Producer-distributor Blueprint Entertainment has hired Michael Rosenberg and Rachel Fulford to its executive team, effective immediately. Based in the Los Angeles office, Rosenberg joins as senior VP of creative affairs and will oversee all series development …

NEW YORK, March 6: At Univision Communications, an impairment charge of $190.6 million, related to its music business, has resulted in the company posting a fourth-quarter loss of $201.5 million. This is a dramatic drop on the leading U.S. Hispanic …

LOS ANGELES, March 6: Power in the U.K. has partnered with Reveille and Justin Timberlake for an American adaptation of Frecuencia Latina International’s Peruvian comedy My Problem with Women, with NBC ordering a pilot script. My Problem with Women follows …

MUNICH, March 6: Germany’s ProSieben and Tandem Communications are working with SCI FI Channel in the U.S. on Lost City Raiders, a new $6.4 million movie starring Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner James Brolin. Principal photography on the two-hour movie is …