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BANGKOK, February 28: Thailand’s ITV is on the verge of being taken over by the government, which is threatening to withdraw the free-TV broadcaster’s license if it does not pay a $2.9 billion fine. In December, ITV lost its battle …

NEW YORK, February 28: Cartoon Network’s late-night Adult Swim block has acquired the new half-hour anime series Blood + for premiere on March 10 at 12:30 a.m. Blood +, produced by Aniplex, Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television, is …

LONDON, February 28: Virgin Media saw its fourth-quarter loss widen from £56.2 million to £122.1 million, while for the full year it posted a loss of £533.9 million compared with 2006’s profit of £421 million. The losses were posted despite …

VANCOUVER, February 28: Canadian animation company Studio B Productions has named Anthony Jiwa as its new director of marketing and Kirsten Newlands as head of production. Prior to joining Studio B, Jiwa was director of marketing at VIZ Media where …

BETHPAGE, February 28: Cablevision Systems Corporation has announced a fourth quarter loss of $23.9 million from its $64.6 million profit last year, while the loss for the full year was $126.5 million, compared with the 2005 profit of $89.3 million. …

NEW YORK, February 28: OMD Worldwide’s president and CEO, Joe Uva, will become CEO of Univision Communications following the completion of the Hispanic broadcaster’s acquisition by a group of investors that includes Haim Saban. Broadcasting Media Partners Inc. (BMPI), which …

HOLLYWOOD, February 28: J.J. Abrams, the co-creator of ABC’s Lost, is set to helm the new Star Trek feature film being released by Paramount Pictures in the U.S. on December 25, 2008. Abrams previous project with Paramount was the Mission …

BURBANK, February 28: NBC’s midseason replacements Andy Barker, P.I. and Raines will stream on NBC.com prior to their broadcast debuts. In the case of Andy Barker, P.I., all produced episodes will be available prior to their broadcast dates. For Raines, …

NEW YORK, February 27: Viacom’s Comedy Central network will launch Web Shows, a new on-air half-hour late-night series featuring original broadband programming from its website and from AtomFilms, on March 5 at 2 a.m. The new series marks the network’s …

LONDON, February 27: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the rights to two new drama series from Toronto- and Los Angeles-based production outfit Blueprint Entertainment: Love You To Death and The Best Years, both of which will be launched at MIPTV. …