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STOCKHOLM, February 12: YLE’s TV2 has commissioned a second season of the Strix TV format My Best Friend, which has already been optioned into eight territories around the world and licensed to Spain. My Best Friend is a TV format …

NEW YORK, February 12: Several major media companies, including News Corporation, Sony Corporation, NBC Universal, Time Warner and The Walt Disney Company, have accused Google of directing traffic to sites that offer illegal film downloads, the Wall Street Journal reported …

MIAMI, February 12: MTV Latin America has launched Forrito, Sex Police, a new comedic animated series from Canada’s Comet Entertainment about sexual responsibility, as part of the channel’s “Sexy Month” theme. The 13×30-minute series that premiered last night stars a …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, February 12: Lionsgate’s third-quarter profits have soared from $3.1 million to $20.5 million on revenues of $254.5 million, an 11-percent increase on this period last year. "We are pleased that all of our core businesses made important contributions …

SPTI Ups Angel Orengo MIAMI, February 12: Sony Pictures Television International has promoted Angel Orengo to senior VP of distribution for Latin America and the Caribbean. In his new role, Orengo continues to report to both T.C. Schultz, SPTI’s senior …

NEW YORK, February 12: MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, is eliminating about 250 jobs at its U.S. operations in a bid to cut costs and redirect some of its resources into digital businesses. According to wire reports, Judy McGrath, …

NEW YORK, February 12: BBC Worldwide Productions USA has appointed a new team of executives for its Los Angeles operations, reporting to Paul Telegdy, the senior VP of programming and production, as it looks to bolster its slate for the …

ATLANTA/ENGLEWOOD, February 12: Court TV is back on EchoStar Communications Corporation’s DISH Network, after Turner Broadcasting System pulled the service at the end of last year once negotiations between the two companies broke down. EchoStar did not reveal financial details …

SYDNEY, February 12: Robi Stanton has been tapped as Turner Broadcasting System’s executive director for sales and networks in Australia and New Zealand. Stanton is charged with overseeing entertainment advertising sales and networks management, content sales and off channel business …

SANTA MONICA/CUPERTINO, February 12: More than 150 movies from Lionsgate will now be available for purchase and download through Apple’s iTunes Store starting from today, including blockbuster films such as The Blair Witch Project, Dirty Dancing, Terminator 2 and Basic …