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MILAN, November 8: Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset has reported a net profit for the third quarter of 36.6 million euros, down 3.7 percent on last year, on revenues of 677.4 million euros. Announcing its results, the Italian media company also confirmed …

EL SEGUNDO, November 8: The DIRECTV Group’s third quarter profits more than tripled to $370 million, on revenues of $3.67 billion, a 13-percent increase on the previous year. At DIRECTV U.S., revenues were up to $3.4 billion, and ARPU jumped …

LOS ANGELES, November 8: Paramount Pictures has signed a reported $10-million, four-year first-look deal with Martin Scorsese for a range of programming across all media, including feature films, TV movies and series, documentaries and digital content. The acclaimed filmmaker has …

LONDON, November 8: NTL, which today reported a £104.2 million third quarter loss, versus last year’s £53.5 million loss, is set to rebrand as Virgin Media in the first quarter of 2007. Despite the wider loss, the company did record …

REDMOND/NEW YORK, November 8: The NBC Universal Digital Studio, which develops multiplatform content, has entered into a deal to supply the web-only series A Big Life With Sissy Biggers to MSN Video. MSN Video users will have exclusive access to …

OSLO/LUXEMBOURG, November 8: SBS Broadcasting has reached a deal for its CANAL+ premium pay-TV channels to remain on the Canal Digital Nordic DTH platform until 2010. Canal Digital has also secured the rights to broadcast SBS's Nordic commercial channels—the Swedish …

LOS ANGELES, November 7: Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights for DVD, TV, mobile and new media, outside of North America, to Peace Arch Entertainment’s ten-part mini-series The Tudors. The series is slated to premiere in the …

NEW YORK, November 7: Sundance Channel’s acclaimed documentary series The Hill, The First Amendment Project and The Staircase are now available for download from the iTunes Store, priced at $1.99 per episode. The channel is also making available a free …

SINGAPORE, November 7: SingTel has been granted a six-month license by the Media Development Authority to trial an IPTV service in the island nation. The news came as the telco announced a bid for the broadcast rights to English Premier …

BURBANK, November 7: DIC Entertainment and American Greetings Corporation have entered into a five-year home entertainment agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment for the distribution of Strawberry Shortcake in the U.S. and Canada. The new arrangement expands upon a …