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NEW YORK, August 10: For Univision Communications in the second quarter, revenues fell 7 percent to $562.2 million and the Hispanic broadcaster recorded a $19.5 million loss, as compared with its profit of $107.4 million in the year-ago period. The …

NEW YORK, August 10: The online video service Veoh says it is seeking court protection against any copyright infringement suits from Universal Music Group, in the face of “unreasonable threats” from the record company. Veoh said in a statement that …

ENGLEWOOD, August 10: EchoStar Communications Corporation, which operates the DISH Network platform, reported second-quarter revenues of $2.76 billion, up 11.9 percent, while profit rose 32.5 percent to $224 million. The satellite platform added 170,000 net new subscribers in the period, …

LONDON, August 9: The U.K.’s premium-rate services regulator ICSTIS has levied a £30,000 fine against iTouch, which provides the phone services for Deal or No Deal on Channel 4. Viewers are charged £1 to call in and enter a competition …

SHANGHAI, August 10: SINA Corporation has picked up the online broadcasting rights for China to English Premier League and Italian Serie A soccer. Starting from tomorrow, SINA’s Broadband service will carry live, online coverage of all 1,140 English Premier League …

MIAMI, August 10: Discovery Networks in Latin America will launch Descubre el Verde, a multiplatform initiative promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle that kicks off with the premiere of Planet Earth: The Future on the Discovery Channel in the region tomorrow. The …

KNOXVILLE, August 9: Scripps Networks continues to bolster its online presence with the acquisition of Incando Corporation, whose assets include the personal media sharing service Pickle.com and the user-generated content management platform Powered by Pickle. The acquisition marks Scripps Networks’ …

NEW YORK, August 9: In the second quarter, 4Kids Entertainment recorded a net loss of $2.2 million, as compared with last year’s profit of $34,000, with revenues down 28 percent to $12 million. For the six months ended June 30, …

NEW YORK/LITTLE ROCK, August 9: Alltel Wireless has reached a deal to offer its customers a suite of mobile content from Viacom’s MTV Networks (MTVN), including on-demand video, WAP sites, games and personalization features. MTVN will begin offering video from …

STOCKHOLM, August 9: Viasat Broadcasting has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast in Hungary and Slovenia the next five seasons of EHF Champions League in handball, beginning this September. From the start of the 2007-2008 season in September, Viasat3 in …