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LONDON, May 10: UKTV’s recently installed CEO, David Abraham, has announced a new management structure for the BBC/Virgin Media Television joint venture that operates 10 channels. Outgoing COO John Keeling will be replaced by a new Controller who will assume …

NEW YORK, May 10: Five companies, including CBS Corporation and Viacom, have collectively invested $45 million in the new Internet TV platform Joost. The funding, secured from Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Li Ka Shing Foundation, CBS Corporation and Viacom, will …

LOS ANGELES, May 10: FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment are working on a new musical talent competition for FOX that aims to find the next great American band. The new musical reality series was created by Simon Fuller and …

STUDIO CITY, May 10: Crown Media Holdings has narrowed its first-quarter net loss from $47.2 million to $40.2 million, with revenues up 19 percent to $53.6 million. The revenue increase was primarily due to a 20 percent increase in advertising …

LONDON, May 10: CBS Paramount International Television has reached a deal to provide further on-demand programming to BT Vision, a new digital TV service in the U.K. BT this week kicks off its first-ever national campaign to promote the service …

LONDON, May 10: Andy Harries, the outgoing controller of drama, comedy and film at ITV Productions/Granada, is setting up Left Bank Pictures this July, with BBC Worldwide taking a 25-percent stake in the new venture. Helen Jackson, BBC Worldwide’s director …

SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, May 10: BBC Global Channels has signed on IPTV player India On Line Broadband (IOL) as a distribution partner for its new Indian services BBC Entertainment and CBeebies. The two newly launched networks initially launched on Tata-Sky’s DTH platform. …

LONDON, May 10: Five Life has unveiled a new daytime programming lineup that will premiere this summer. Five Life will start the mornings with the children’s strand Milkshake! from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Then the channel will air specially …

LUCERNE, May 10: On the final evening of the 47th edition of the Rose d’Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, seven Golden Roses were awarded, with U.K. productions dominating the group of winners and Croatian and Welsh-language drama series scoring wins …

TORONTO, May 10: Peace Arch Entertainment has agreed to acquire California-based DVD distributor Trinity Home Entertainment for approximately $10 million. Under the terms of the deal, Peace Arch will acquire all of the shares of Trinity for $9.5 million in …