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MUNICH, February 7: Germany’s Commission on Concentration in the Media (KEK) has cleared the purchase of ProSiebenSat.1 Media by the private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Permira. The greenlight from the German competition authorities follows yesterday’s …

FLORENCE, February 7: Cartoons on the Bay—The International Festival on Television Animation is moving from Positano to Salerno, Italy, for its 11th edition, taking place April 19 to 22. The competition, organized by Rai Trade, introduces a new Pulcinella Award …

EL SEGUNDO, February 7: The DIRECTV Group’s fourth quarter revenues increased 16 percent to $4.18 billion and net profit more than doubled to $356 million. “Fourth quarter results point to the continuing progress and operating strength at DIRECTV U.S. highlighted …

BURBANK, February 7: NBC Universal Television Group has entered into a new creative arrangement with Ben Silverman with a two-year deal that allows NBC and NBC Universal’s cable networks a first-look on all scripted and unscripted projects from Reveille. Besides …

NEW YORK, February 7: On his first day as president and CEO of NBC Universal, Jeff Zucker criticized YouTube, accusing the Google-owned file-sharing site of failing to adequately protect copyrighted material. “YouTube needs to prove that it will implement its …

BASKING RIDGE/NEW YORK, February 7: LIME, the multiplatform brand dedicated to healthy lifestyles, has expanded into the mobile space, launching its LIME: Healthy Living With A Twist broadband channel on Verizon Wireless’s V CAST video platform. Verizon Wireless V CAST …

NEW YORK, February 7: Viacom has said that it is looking into offloading Famous Music, one of the top 10 music publishing businesses in the U.S. Viacom has retained UBS Investment Bank to act as financial advisor to assist in …

BOSTON/LONDON, February 7: APT Worldwide has licensed the South African, Scandinavian and Middle Eastern basic and pay cable and satellite rights for two seasons of New Scandinavian Cooking to BBC Worldwide for broadcast on BBC Food. Produced by Tellus Works, …

NEW YORK, February 7: V-me, a new Spanish-language network, is slated to launch next month in major Hispanic markets in the U.S. in partnership with public TV stations across the country. V-me (pronounced "veh-meh") is the first venture announced by …

JACKSON, February 7: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Barksdale Reading Institute have agreed to provide new funding for the PBS KIDS' series Between the Lions, part of the Ready To Learn reading initiative. Under the agreement, CPB …