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REDWOOD CITY, July 10: Trion World Network, a broadband gaming and entertainment company launched last year, has received $30 million in financing from Time Warner, GE/NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), among other investors. The financing …

LOS ANGELES, July 10: Kevin Reilly, recently ousted as president of entertainment at NBC, has taken on the same position at FOX, with Peter Liguori being elevated to chairman of entertainment. Announcing the restructure, Peter Chernin, the president and COO …

LOS GATOS, July 10: Since online movie rental service Netflix introduced its instant watching feature in January, allowing subscribers to watch movies and TV episodes on their PCs, the feature has already notched up 5 million viewings. In January, Netflix …

LONDON, July 10: BBC Three has commissioned six new youth-targeted drama pilots that are set to premiere on the channel later this year, including the dark thriller Things I Haven’t Told You, produced by Tiger Aspect. The new drama pilots …

NEW YORK, July 10: NBC Universal’s Universal HD network will launch a new weekly high-definition programming block on August 1 at 8 p.m. that showcases original programming from the Sundance Channel, including the celebrity interview series Iconoclasts. Sponsored by Microsoft, …

SANTA MONICA, July 10: After serving as president and CEO of GSN (Game Show Network) for the past six years, Rich Cronin is resigning from the company at the end of the month. “I am honored to have led a …

TORONTO, July 10: Third quarter revenues at Corus Entertainment rose 9 percent to C$197.6 million, delivering a net profit of C$29.6 million, up from last year’s C$23.2 million. "We enjoyed another solid quarter with strong ad sales in radio and …

LYON, July 10: The international European news network EuroNews has partnered with Jalipo, enabling Internet users to access the channel online in seven different languages, without a monthly subscription fee. The service, available via www.euronews.net and www.jalipo.com, is accessible via …

HARRINGTON PARK, July 10: Janson Media’s award-winning documentary Libby, Montana, about the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history, will premiere on August 28 as part of the PBS series P.O.V. (Point-of-View). Produced by High …

TORONTO/LONDON, July 10: DECODE Entertainment has secured the worldwide television and home entertainment distribution rights to Turner Broadcasting’s live-action comedy series My Spy Family, produced by Kindle Entertainment. The 26×22-minute series will air on Turner’s Boomerang channel in the U.K. …