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LONDON, August 9: With revenues up just 3 percent to £1.1 billion, ITV plc still recorded a 9-percent increase in operating profit to £163 million for the first half of the year, and a 12-percent rise in profit before tax …

NEW YORK/CUPERTINO, August 9: Several shows from the A&E Network, The Biography Channel and The History Channel are now available on the iTunes Music Store, with Apple’s digital storefront now offering more than 200 TV titles. The content includes Criss …

LOS ANGELES, August 9: Mark Burnett is teaming with Grammy Award-winning music producer Emilio Estefan to develop and produce multiplatform content for the U.S. Hispanic market, kicking off with a “Latin-inspired” workout video. This new venture, entitled Estefan/Burnett Entertainment, will …

STUDIO CITY, August 9: For the second quarter, the net loss at Hallmark Channel’s parent company Crown Media Holdings soared from $56.2 million to $227.4 million, while the half-year loss more than doubled from $107.1 million to $274.7 million. Revenue …

VANCOUVER/LOS ANGELES, August 8: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired the rights to produce an animated version of The Nutty Professor that will be distributed direct-to-video in the U.S. by Genius Products and animated by Mainframe Entertainment. Jerry Lewis, who …

NEW YORK, August 8: Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its coverage of the Barclays English Premier League on August 19, with plans to televise more than 150 matches through May 2007. The coverage includes a weekly match-up at 11:00 a.m. …

NEW YORK, August 8: NBC Universal’s Bravo network is launching a service on Amp’d Mobile, delivering to mobile users content from some of its key shows. The rollout of Bravo to Go marks the first mobile TV deal for an …

MIAMI, August 8: Todobebe has shored up deals in Spain, Colombia and Mexico for its Spanish-language Todobebe TV show about pregnancy and parenting that airs on Telemundo in the U.S. In Colombia, Caracol will launch Todobebe TV this summer. The …

NEW DELHI, August 8: Galli Galli Sim Sim, the Indian version of Sesame Street, is set to launch on Cartoon Network on August 15, Indian Independence Day, at 1 p.m. The show, a co-production of Turner International India, production outfit …

NEW YORK, August 8: AG Properties, American Greetings' recently launched intellectual property and outbound licensing division, has named Sony Wonder, the children's and family division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, as the exclusive home entertainment partner for its new Holly …