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BOSTON, June 1: The Bancroft Family has said that it will meet with News Corporation to discuss the $5-billion bid for Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal. The Bancrofts, which control 64 percent of Dow Jones’ …

NEW YORK, June 1: Simon Fuller and billionaire Robert F.X. Sillerman are taking CKX, the parent company of American Idol producer 19 Entertainment, private in a $1.3 billion deal. The deal values the company at $13.75 per share. CKX stockholders …

NEW YORK, June 1: In a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, USA Network has secured the rights to the record-breaking feature film Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End for broadcast beginning in September 2009. Jane Blaney, USA's senior VP …

NEW YORK/SAN BRUNO, June 1: EMI Music, Google and YouTube have inked a deal that will give users of the popular video-sharing website access to videos and recordings from the label’s artists, including those featured in user-generated content. YouTube users …

NEW YORK, June 1: SCI FI Channel’s cult hit drama Battlestar Galactica will end its run after its 22-episode fourth season, which premieres in November. Executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick issued a joint statement noting: "This show …

LOS ANGELES, June 1: MTV Networks-owned Neopets.com, a youth community and online virtual world, will launch the first series of animated Neopets Mini-Shows on Nickelodeon, beginning June 23. The Mini-Shows will air in between Nickelodeon programming and reveal pivotal story …

PHILADELPHIA, June 1: SIVOO Internet TV Network, which specializes in delivering multicultural on-demand entertainment programming, has secured the exclusive broadcast and distribution rights for the 22nd annual Miss Asian America Pageant, and has also reached additional content deals with World …

TORONTO, June 1: Iman, a supermodel and the wife of David Bowie, will host Project Runway Canada, which is scheduled to premiere on Slice network in Canada this fall. Produced by Insight Production Company, Project Runway Canada is the Canadian …

STOCKHOLM, June 1: Sparks Network has added two new members to its global format exchange collective: Germany’s Janus Entertainment—replacing MME Moviement—and Imagic in the Middle East. The independent producer Janus Entertainment has produced shows such as We are Family for …

PARIS, June 1: The luxury HD network LUXE.TV has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube offering teasers of upcoming programs and a selection of its premium content. LUXE.TV is the first international television network dedicated exclusively to the world of …