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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 …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, May 9: News Corporation and NBC Universal have signed a multi-year content and distribution agreement with CNET Networks for their premium online video joint venture. CNET Networks, which operates web properties such as TV.com, GameSpot and CNET.com, …

BURBANK, May 9: In response to a growing number of pirated movies illegally recorded in Canadian theaters, Warner Bros. Pictures Canada is canceling all promotional and word-of-mouth screenings on all of its forthcoming releases, effective immediately. The policy will be …

NEW YORK, May 9: BBC World News has expanded its U.S. reach, inking a carriage deal with Verizon’s FiOS TV service. The BBC’s global news channel is currently available on a 24-hour basis in the U.S. on Cablevision in New …

BEVERLY HILLS, May 9: Endemol USA has ramped up its scripted programming operations, with drama scripts already sold to FX and The CW, and comedy scripts sold to TBS and ABC Family. The scripted division is under the direction of …

VALBY, May 9: Nordisk Film is teaming with three TV and stand-up comedy personalities to launch Respirator, a new venture dedicated to creating comedy formats for multiple platforms. Nordisk is working with Omar Marzouk, Michael Pedersen and Chris D. Nørgaard …

LONDON, May 8: Granada International has licensed a package of reality programming to Fox Life in Italy, including the first two seasons of Nanny 911, as well as Australian Princess and American Princess. The broadcast of the U.S. series Nanny …

LONDON, May 8: Entertainment Rights (ER) has announced a host of deals concluded at MIPTV on titles from across its catalogue, which it has bolstered with the addition of the new Transformers series from Hasbro. ER has acquired the worldwide …