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SILVER SPRING, March 29: Discovery Communications has signed a non-binding letter of intent to redeem Cox Communications’ 25-percent stake in the company in a $1.275 billion deal that sees Discovery giving up its ownership of Travel Channel. In the proposed …

REDMOND, March 29: Content from A&E Network, ADV Films, National Geographic and TotalVid.com have all joined the Xbox LIVE content lineup, while Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have added HD movie titles to the service. The new partners …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29: As debates continue on the topic of childhood obesity, a new study on TV food advertising released by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that TV shows specifically designed for children under 12 have the highest proportion …

NEW YORK/BURBANK, March 29: NBC has renewed its agreement with Donald J. Trump and the Miss Universe Organization to broadcast the Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions for three more years, beginning in 2008. As part of the deal, Telemundo …

WASHINGTON, March 28: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the buyout of Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., by a consortium of private investors. At the same time, as the FCC gave its OK to the …

ORLANDO, March 28: Viacom today presented several new partnerships and programming developments across a number of its mobile media offerings. Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and CEO, unveiled these initiatives during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless 2007 Conference, mentioning …

TORONTO, March 28: CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc is expected to be completed in July or early August of this year, the two companies announced today. As announced on January 10, 2007, Alliance Atlantis entered …

LOS ANGELES, March 28: Jason Alexander, one of the stars of the hit comedy Seinfeld has joined the cast of an untitled ABC comedy pilot. Alexander will guest-star as the internal affairs superintendent responsible for tracking down "bad apples," according …

NEW YORK, March 28: The History Channel has greenlit five new weekly series, currently in production, for premiere in prime time this year and in 2008, with the topics ranging from Alaskan survival techniques to prehistoric dinosaur clashes. The five …

LONDON, March 28: Jetix U.K. has made two acquisitions to boost its comedy lineup and has also put a new programming team in place to support programming director Dominic Gardiner. The first of the two acquired comedies is the Australian …