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LOS ANGELES, August 9: The Lionsgate subsidiary Debmar-Mercury has acquired the U.S. cable and network television syndication rights for a slate of celebrity-based reality shows from 51 Minds Entertainment, including The Surreal Life and Flavor of Love. The package of …

LONDON, August 9: 3DD Productions, a division of the 3DD Group, has expanded into the feature film world, beginning production in London on the comedy I Really Hate My Job. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Neve Campbell (Scream), …

BEVERLY HILLS, August 9: ROK Entertainment Group has brought its ROK TV streaming mobile TV service to the U.S. following its British rollout last year. Thirteen channels of content are available at roktv.com for 99 cents each. ROK has licensed …

BURBANK, August 9: Boosted in part by a $30 million net benefit associated with the completion of the Pixar acquisition, The Walt Disney Company today reported a third quarter net profit of $1.1 billion, a 39 percent gain on the …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, August 9: The online asset buying spree at MTV Networks continued today with a $200-million deal to acquire Atom Entertainment, a portfolio of four leading online destinations for casual games, short films and video. Atom’s destinations include …

NEW YORK, August 9: Double-digit percentage increases at News Corporation’s filmed entertainment, television, cable network programming and DTH segments led the company to a full-year profit of $2.3 billion, on revenues of $25.3 billion. For the quarter, meanwhile, revenues rose …

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 …