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LONDON, November 2: The Walt Disney Company’s interactive entertainment affiliate, Buena Vista Games, will release Desperate Housewives—The Game in time for Christmas, targeting adult women. According to research from Buena Vista Games, in a sample group of women aged 24 …

NEW YORK, November 2: CBS Corporation’s net earnings from continuing operations in the third quarter rose 26 percent to $324 million, on revenues of $3.4 billion. Net earnings were $316.9 million, compared with $708.5 million last year, when the company …

LOS ANGELES, November 2: The classic United Artists film label is being relaunched by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner in a deal announced today with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The 85-year-old United Artists has been home to such film franchises as Rocky, Pink …

NEW YORK, November 2: Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings have launched the National TV/Internet Fusion database, merging data from television and Internet viewer panels into a single dataset. The service allows television programmers and advertisers to assess the relationship between …

LONDON, November 2: Jonathan Webb has been named as the new managing director of Flextech Television, filling a position vacated by Lisa Opie earlier this year. In his new role at Flextech, Webb will report directly to Malcolm Wall, the …

LONDON, November 2: Former WGBH and BBC executive John Willis has been tapped as group creative director at Tinopolis and CEO of its production subsidiary Mentorn. Willis is a former programming director at Channel 4, MD of LWT and United …

NEW YORK, November 1: Charlie Rose, the Emmy Award-winning journalist who has hosted a weeknight talk show on PBS for years, is launching a 12-hour series that will feature interviews with notable experts in human science research. The Charlie Rose …

TORONTO, November 1: CHUM Television has reached a deal with CBS Paramount International Television for a second cycle of Canada's Next Top Model for launch on Citytv in the spring. Jay Manuel will host the Canadian version of The CW’s …

LONDON, November 1: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has made an exclusive first-look development deal with the Grammy Award-winning British director Don Letts to develop content that can be exploited across television, home entertainment and ancillary rights. Letts is regarded as one …

NEW YORK, November 1: The N, MTV Networks’ nighttime network for teens, has inked a development deal with actor and platinum-selling recording artist/composer/producer Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. Bridges’ first television project will be entitled Halls of Fame, for which he will …