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JAKARTA, July 16: Electronics company PT Agis is teaming with the IPTV and broadband technology provider BNS and Toshiba to build a nationwide mobile TV network in Indonesia. Operated by Agis, the service will be the first Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-based …

TEL AVIV, July 16: Dori Media Group has inked a deal to operate the movie and general entertainment channels on Israeli cable platform HOT. In March, Israel’s only cable platform asked for interested parties to submit proposals for the production …

TORONTO, July 16: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has recorded third-quarter revenues of C$20 million, more than double the C$8.8 million reported in the same period last year, drawing a profit of C$1.9 million, versus Q3 2006’s loss of C$400,000. For …

NEW YORK/FAIRFIELD, July 16: Despite posting a 6-percent drop in revenues, NBC Universal’s profit for the second quarter rose 2 percent to $904 million. The company’s revenues fell 6 percent to $3.6 billion for the quarter, and 15 percent for …

KNOXVILLE, July 16: Judy Girard will step down as the president of HGTV, the largest among the portfolio of Scripps Networks’ lifestyle channels, at the end of this year. "I have had an amazing time in television, and feel extremely …

LONDON, July 13: Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC One, says he won’t step down over the blunder this week in which he showed reporters a clip from an upcoming documentary where it appears that the Queen is storming out …

HAMILTON, July 13: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has taken full control of TV Markiza in the Slovak Republic, acquiring the remaining 20 percent interest in the broadcaster for about $79 million. "Increasing ownership in our core stations remains a …

WINNIPEG, July 13: Third quarter revenues at CanWest Global Communications Corp. rose 7 percent to C$738.1 million, but profit was down from C$13.2 million to C$8.4 million. "Results for the third quarter were positive, led by continued growth in publishing …

LONDON, July 13: Turner Broadcasting Systems Europe and the Dogan Media Group are expanding their joint venture partnership with the launch of two new 24-hour channels in Turkey: TNT and Cartoon Network. Beginning in January 2008, the entertainment network TNT …

LOS ANGELES, July 13: Hernán López has been promoted to president and COO of the FOX International Channels (FIC) Group, reporting to David Haslingden, the president and CEO of FOX International Channels, National Geographic Channels International and National Geographic Channel …