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SYDNEY, March 13: Network Ten has appointed Rick Maier as executive producer for development, effective April 1, reporting to the broadcaster’s chief programming officer, David Mott. Maier rejoins TEN after four years in the independent production sector, most recently with …

NEW YORK, March 13: Viacom is seeking more than $1 billion in damages from Google and YouTube as part of a copyright infringement suit announced today. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New …

NEW YORK, March 13: CBS Corporation has reduced executive chairman Sumner Redstone’s salary from $1.75 million to $1 million, and his deferred compensation, presently $1.3 million per year, will be eliminated. In addition, Redstone’s target cash bonus under CBS's short-term …

LONDON, March 13: The BBC is trying to locate the whereabouts of its Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston, who has gone missing, the broadcaster said today. "We are working closely with the Palestinian authorities and others to establish the facts surrounding …

BURBANK, March 13: Warner Bros. International Television (WBITV) is offering international producers and broadcasters the chance to create local versions of two hit Jerry Bruckheimer Television dramas: Without a Trace and Cold Case. This marks the first time that WBITV …

SAN FRANCISCO/MUMBAI, March 13: OpenTV has integrated its Core2 software into more than 1.4 million DishTV set-top boxes in India, allowing the Essel Group-owned DTH platform to roll out a range of interactive services. DishTV has launched an advanced programming …

PARIS, March 13: For its 44th edition this April 16 to 20, MIPTV featuring MILIA will highlight the Italian television industry. "Italy has a long tradition of excellence in the audiovisual field and has produced some of the world's greatest …

LOS ANGELES, March 13: The online entertainment platform VMIX Media is teaming with NBC Universal Television to launch an NBC-branded channel that will feature content from hit shows like Heroes. The NBC Channel will feature clips from shows such as …

HAMBURG/BURBANK, March 12: A multiyear VOD agreement between HanseNet Telekommunikation and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution will bring more than 100 features to the Alice homeTV digital service in Germany, including the Academy Award-winning The Departed. Beginning immediately, the VOD …

LOS ANGELES, March 12: Lee Phillip Bell, the co-creator of CBS dramas such as The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful with her late husband William J. Bell, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the …