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PARIS, May 3: At a press conference in Paris, the 47th Monte-Carlo TV Festival and Eurodata TV Worldwide announced the nominees for the second annual International TV Audience Awards, with six of the nominated programs hailing from the U.S. The …

LONDON, May 3: BBC Worldwide’s Indie Unit has reached a long-term development and distribution deal with independent producer Dangerous Films. Under the terms of the agreement, BBC Worldwide will act as the international distributor and co-producer for Dangerous Films’ forthcoming …

LONDON, May 3: Cineflix International has struck a two-year rolling volume output deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset. Under the agreement, three of Cineflix’s in-house produced factual entertainment shows will initially head to Mediaset: the 6×1-hour series Trapped: Escape From Disaster, …

LONDON, May 3: Lion Television has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce Athens, a 2×1-hour historical documentary series exploring the world of Athens in 500 B.C. Athens will be presented by renowned historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes, who penned …

NEW YORK, May 2: Time Warner’s profit for the first quarter of this year slipped 18 percent to $1.2 billion, despite a 9-percent gain in revenues to $11.2 billion. At AOL, revenues fell 25 percent to $1.5 billion, due to …

NEW YORK, May 2: News Corporation, which is gearing up to launch its FOX Business Channel in the fourth quarter of this year, has confirmed that it has made a $5-billion offer to acquire the business and financial news provider …

LONDON, May 2: BSkyB is hailing the success of its triple-play “See, Speak, Surf” initiative for the nine months that ended March 31, 2007, with net customer growth of 51,000, a 28-percent gain on the year-ago period, bringing the platform’s …

NEW YORK, May 2: The Dolan family has reached an agreement to take Cablevision Systems Corporation private for $36.26 per share. The price of $36.26 per share represents a 34 percent premium on the Dolan Family Group's initial $27.00 per …

NEUILLY SUR SEINE, May 2: French broadcaster M6 has posted first quarter revenues of 338.6 million euros, a 9.7-percent increase on the same period a year ago. M6 posted advertising revenues of 165.9 million euros, up 8.7 percent, while revenues …

ATLANTA, May 2: Former CINAR chief Stuart Snyder has been elevated from his current GameTap position to lead Turner Broadcasting System’s cable networks, digital properties and entertainment businesses for kids and young adults—including Cartoon Network and Adult Swim—in the wake …