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NEW YORK, November 2: While CBS Corporation’s profit for the third quarter was up 8 percent to $343.3 million, the company saw revenues dip 3 percent to $3.3 billion. The company attributed the fall in revenues to lower television license …

LONDON, November 2: BSkyB’s profits for the three months ending September 30, 2007, fell almost 28 percent to £84 million despite growth in its subscription base and an 11-percent revenue gain to £1.2 billion. The company’s spat with Virgin Media—which …

COLUMBUS, November 2: Guardian Enterprise Group (GEG) is set to roll out its new multicast digital broadcast channel, .2Network, in the U.S. on February 3, 2008, which at launch will feature more than 300 films and TV series licensed from …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, November 2: Beginning this weekend, CBS’s Saturday morning children’s programming block, KEWLopolis on CBS, will roll out two new animated series: Dino Squad and Sushi Pack. Dino Squad and Sushi Pack will debut on Saturday, November 3. …

MIAMI, November 2: Univision and Disney-ABC International Television-Latin America have announced the cast of their joint production Amas de Casa Desesperadas, a U.S. Spanish-language version of the hit ABC drama series Desperate Housewives. Amas de Casa Desesperadas is set to …

RIO DE JANEIRO, November 2: Globo TV International heads to the ATF in Singapore this year with a diverse portfolio that includes the new mini-series Amazonia, along with a variety of telenovelas, documentaries, multimedia series, children’s programming, formats and specials. …

LOS ANGELES, November 2: Rigel Entertainment has finalized two new deals at the AFM with Germany’s Constantin Films and Gulf Films in the Middle East for the psychological thriller Stuck. Constantin Films has acquired all the German-language rights for Stuck, …

LONDON, November 2: Following MIPCOM, British factual distributor Electric Sky has secured several new broadcast, home-entertainment and video-on-demand deals in Europe, Canada and New Zealand. In Scandinavia, Viasat has picked up a package of titles, including the seventh season of …

LONDON, November 2: Granada Ventures has restructured its licensing team, which includes the elevation of Julie Quirke to senior brand and licensing manager for preschool, along with other promotions across units like new media, sports and retail. In her new …

LOS ANGELES, November 2: Shine U.S.A., the U.S. branch of the British production company Shine, has named Carolyn G. Bernstein, previously with The WB Network, as the executive VP of scripted programs. Based in Los Angeles, Bernstein was most recently …