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TORONTO, May 9: Stacey Seltzer, the senior VP of content strategy, acquisition and operations for Joost—the new broadcast-quality Internet television platform—will deliver an “Executive Download” presentation at nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content conference, which takes place June 8-10 at …

MEXICO CITY, May 9: TV Azteca has secured deals in 15 markets in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America for its series Man Wanted. Airing on TV Azteca’s Channel 13, the series has achieved 16 rating points and 35-percent …

BURBANK, May 9: Brett Bouttier has been promoted to the newly created position of senior VP of digital at Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), reporting to Craig Hunegs, the executive VP of business management at WBTVG. In the new role, …

STUDIO CITY, May 9: Robert Norris has been appointed as the executive in charge of production at Phil Gurin’s The Gurin Company. Prior to The Gurin Company, Norris worked with established companies like Don Mischer Productions, Magical Elves, Done and …

NEW YORK, May 9: With third quarter revenues up 21 percent to $7.5 billion, News Corporation has posted an improved profit of $871 million, a 6-percent gain on the same period last year. Commenting on the results, chairman and CEO …

BURBANK, May 9: For the second quarter of this year, The Walt Disney Company’s profits rose 27 percent to $931 million, despite revenues remaining flat at $8.1 billion. "I'm pleased to report another excellent quarter, with double digit increases in …

NEW YORK, May 9: Chris Albrecht, the chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, is taking a leave of absence after being arrested in Las Vegas over the weekend for alleged misdemeanor battery and domestic assault following an altercation with …

EL SEGUNDO, May 9: First quarter revenues at The DIRECTV Group rose 15 percent to $3.91 billion, with net income up 43 percent to $336 million compared to Q1 2006. At the company’s U.S. platform, revenues were up 11 percent …

NEW YORK, May 9: The cable network TNT may be the new home for Dick Wolf’s long-running legal drama Law & Order, reports indicate, should NBC decide not to renew the show. The New York Times reports that the series …

LONDON, May 9: Virgin Media lost some 46,900 subscribers in the first quarter, and posted a slightly wider net loss of £120.3 million, versus last year’s £119.9 million. The subscriber losses were attributed to the weak performance of the company’s …