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LAS VEGAS, May 8: Speaking at The Cable Show in Las Vegas, Comcast’s COO, Stephen Burke, said that the platform has been in discussions with the Hollywood studios about showing movies on cable on the same day they are released …

TORONTO, May 8: Portfolio Entertainment has promoted Jon Rutherford to director of sales and acquisitions, effective immediately. In his new role, Rutherford’s responsibilities have expanded to include sales in Europe, Latin America, the U.S. and Canada, as well as acquisitions …

ENGLEWOOD/PARK CITY, May 8: Liberty Media Corporation has reached a deal to acquire Backcountry.com, operator of a host of outdoor and action sports e-commerce sites. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, gives Liberty Media control of the …

CHICAGO, May 8: Net profit at Playboy Enterprises almost doubled to $1.5 million in the first quarter, with revenues up 4 percent to $85.4 million. "The quarter's results demonstrate our belief in the very significant upside of our licensing business …

BURBANK/HONG KONG, May 8: Hundreds of feature films distributed by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) will be offered for legal download through ViDeOnline Communications’ (VDO) on demand “08Media” portal, which launched on March 29 in Hong Kong. In the …

BURBANK, May 8: NBC has renewed the acclaimed prime-time drama series Medium for a fourth season. This season, Medium is averaging a 3.0 rating and 8 percent audience share among adults aged 18-49 and 8.5 million viewers overall. The series …

WINNIPEG, May 8: CanWest Global Communications Corp. has reached a deal to sell off its New Zealand operation, CanWest MediaWorks (NZ) Limited (MWL), parent company of TV3, to HT Media. HT Media is a subsidiary of Ironbridge Capital, an Australian …

LAS VEGAS, May 8: DIRECTV will be the first platform to launch the new 24/7 high-definition network The History Channel (THC) HD this September in the U.S. In addition, A&E HD, which debuted in the fourth quarter of last year, …

NEW YORK, May 8: Lifetime Television's drama series Blood Ties will return for a second season of ten new episodes in the fall. Blood Ties premiered on the network on March 11 and is currently averaging a 1.1 household rating …

NEW YORK, May 8: On June 11, SCI FI in the U.S. is launching Ani-Monday, a weekly block featuring content from Starz Media’s anime distribution arm, Manga Entertainment. The block, airing Mondays from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., marks the …