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LONDON, February 1: MTV Networks UK & Ireland has repositioned its website as a general music and entertainment portal for the 16- to 34-year-old demographic. The overhaul is expected to maximize potential of the site’s growing audience. The company released …

REDMOND, February 1: Looking to take on Google’s dominance in the online space, Microsoft Corporation has proposed a $44.6-billion acquisition of Yahoo! The offer values Yahoo! at $31 per share, a 62-percent premium on the Internet giant’s current trading price. …

BOGOTÁ, February 1: Colombian producer Teleset has announced that El Poder del 10, a local version of Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) original game-show format Power of 10, will debut on Monday, February 4 on Canal RCN. Produced by Teleset …

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld the $74 million in damages awarded to TiVo as part of its patent dispute with satellite platform DISH Network. While the appeals court ruled that …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, February 1: Senator Barack Obama and Representative Ron Paul have signed on to participate in Closing Arguments: A Presidential Super Dialogue, which will air tomorrow through a partnership between MTV, MySpace and the Associated Press. The event …

WASHINGTON, February 1: Broadcasters could score an additional $2 billion in annual revenue by 2012 from delivering content to mobile and handheld devices, according to a study commissioned by the NAB technology advocacy program known as FASTROAD (Flexible Advanced Services …

LONDON, February 1: Nickelodeon UK’s preschool channel Nick Jr has commissioned Coolabi Productions to produce the 52×11-minute animated series Poppy Cat, based on the bestselling books by Lara Jones. Due to air in late 2009, the series is Coolabi’s first …

BURBANK, February 1: NBC will premiere a new competition series, titled My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, beginning February 18 at 8 p.m., as well as the new comedy quiz show Amne$ia, which follows on February 22 at 9 …

OSLO, February 1: Metronome Spartacus has sold an additional 555 episodes of its drama series Hotel Caesar to Norwegian broadcaster TV2. With this new renewal, Hotel Caesar, now in its tenth year, will air on TV2 for three more years. …

LAS VEGAS, February 1: MTV Networks Latin America has acquired a stable of new programs from distributors including BBC, CCI, NBC Universal, Target Entertainment, IMG Media-owned Tiger Aspect and TVN, among others, which span a variety of genres. From Target …