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PEMBROKE, November 15: Satellite services provider Intelsat reported revenue of $528.5 million and a net loss of $172.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The results incorporate the impact of the July 3, 2006, acquisition of PanAmSat Holding …

LONDON, November 15: baby TV, the 24-hour service for children under three and their parents, has launched in the Netherlands on Essent Kabelcom, which reaches over 1.8 million cable subscribers. With this latest carriage deal, Baby TV is now available …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: Buena Vista Television has secured 14 of the 15 top markets in the U.S. for the off-network syndication of Grey’s Anatomy. The hit ABC series will launch in the fall of 2009 and the stations that …

OTTOWA, November 14: Amberwood Productions has sold all 39 half-hour episodes of the animated series The Secret World of Benjamin Bear to TV2 Norway. “TV2 is a great home for the series and we are delighted to be partnering with …

BUCHAREST, November 14: Romania’s Acasa TV, a cable channel that reaches 60 percent of the country’s households, has renewed its agreement with Globo TV International in a deal that covers 350 hours of TV Globo productions to be broadcast in …

NEW YORK, November 14: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the departure of Georges Leclere, senior VP for international outreach. Leclere will leave his position at the end of the year and will be available as …

LONDON, November 14: Mercury Media and Aggregator Limited have appointed Ben Ross as head of acquisitions for their new co-venture broadband documentary channel joiningthedots.tv. joiningthedots.tv will offer a wide range of factual programming, including current affairs, history, observational, polemic, arts, …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: Kat Garcia has joined Davis Public Relations (DPR) as VP of publicity and will help manage the company’s trade and consumer clientele by developing, executing and pitching publicity campaigns to domestic and international media outlets. Garcia …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, November 14: Google Inc. has closed its $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube, the popular online video-sharing site. “We are excited to have closed the acquisition in order to begin collaborating to offer the best in quality and depth …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) presented highlights of the 2007 NATPE Conference & Exhibition that will be held January 15-18 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The 2007 NATPE Conference & …