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ATLANTA, January 25: TNT has given the go ahead to a new legal drama, tentatively titled Raising the Bar, from Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. The series, which stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue), Gloria Reuben (ER) and Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in …

BOULOGNE, January 25: Full-year 2007 revenues at the TF1 Group were up 4.1 percent to 2.8 billion euros, with the greatest gains being in the French broadcaster’s Audiovisual Rights segment. French broadcasting revenues were up 3.1 percent to 2.2 billion …

NEW YORK, January 25: Sandra Carter Global (SCG) and Sandra Carter International (SCI) will merge with Lightworks Program Distribution (LPD), with SCG’s founder and principal, Sandra Carter, to join Lightworks as executive VP of business development. John Cuddihy, LPD’s president …

TAIPEI, January 25: Disney Channel has launched its first broadband service in the Asia-Pacific region, Disney Channel@Play in Taiwan, featuring streamed episodes of popular animated and live-action series. The rollout of Disney Channel@Play in Taiwan also marks the network’s third …

MILAN, January 24: Francesco Mozzetti, the head of acquisitions and the sales department at RTI, is most concerned about running out of returning hits like House and CSI on Canale 5 and Italia 1 as he develops schedules for the …

COPENHAGEN, January 24: Scandinavia’s Media Entertainment Group (MEG) will launch its first branded channels on the online video-sharing site YouTube, featuring programming based on the company’s comedic shorts. The channels will make episodes available of series like World’s Funniest Home …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, January 24: EPG-provider Gemstar-TV Guide International has filed suit against British cable platform Virgin Media, alleging patent infringement. Gemstar and its subsidiaries, StarSight Telecast and United Video Properties, have initiated patent litigation proceedings against Virgin Media in the …

CULVER CITY, January 24: Peter Schlessel has been promoted to president of worldwide affairs at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) after serving as president of the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group since 2006. In his new role, Schlessel will oversee key …

MIAMI, January 24: Telemundo Communications Group has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by Grupo Televisa four years ago stemming from a dispute over the actor Mauricio Islas. This suit alleged that Telemundo “tortuously interfered” with Televisa’s contract with …

LONDON, January 24: Chello Zone, a subsidiary of Chellomedia, has appointed Wayne Dunsford as the general manager of the 24-hour preschool channel JimJam. Dunsford played a key role in establishing the joint venture between HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia to distribute …