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NEW YORK, November 9: Viacom’s net profit for the third quarter fell 15.7 percent to $356.8 million, due to a loss in its film division and the $62 million severance payment to ousted president and CEO Tom Freston. The company …

NEW YORK, November 9: Production has begun on the tentatively titled The Best Years, a new original series from Blueprint Entertainment in association with CanWest MediaWorks that will launch on the teen-targeted network The N in the U.S. and Canada’s …

LONDON, November 9: ITV shares were up some 8 percent today following news that cable operator NTL has approached the British media company about a possible merger. ITV today confirmed that it has received from NTL a “highly tentative expression …

ENGLEWOOD, November 9: Starz Entertainment has entered into a six-year output and library deal with Warren Miller Entertainment, which specializes in winter action-sports films. The deal kicks off next month with a 22-hour “Shred Fest Marathon" on Encore Wam. The …

NEW YORK, November 9: The cable and broadcast TV operations at News Corporation drove the company to a first-quarter profit of $843 million, versus last year’s loss of $433 million, on improved revenues of $5.9 billion. Commenting on the results, …

LONDON, November 9: Jon Beazley has been named as controller of the entertainment group at BBC Vision Studios, and Karen Smith has been tapped as creative director of BBC entertainment production. Beazley, currently the BBC's controller of entertainment commissioning, will …

NEW YORK, November 9: 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley passed away today at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan of complications from leukemia. He was 65. Bradley joined CBS’s acclaimed news magazine 26 years ago. Over the course of his career …

NEW YORK, November 9: Former Zonemedia executive Alan Hodges has joined AETN International as its managing director for the Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Hodges is responsible for managing and growing AETN’s Asian portfolio of businesses. He was previously managing …

NEW YORK, November 9: Katie Couric, Susan Sarandon and Christiane Amanpour are among the celebrity presenters slated to participate at the 34th International Emmy Awards Gala, which takes place November 20 at the New York Hilton. They join actors Rosie …

LONDON, November 9: Distraction Formats has promoted Alice de Maré to VP of programming, based in the company’s new London office. She will continue to act as liaison between Distraction and the rights-owners of its various formats, provide counsel to …