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LOS ANGELES, June 27: Univision Communications’ board approved a $12.3 billion sale of the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S. to a consortium of investors—not to Televisa, who had also bid for the network. The investor group is led by …

NEW DELHI, June 27: India’s government is proposing legislation that would regulate the country’s broadcast industry. The bill is aimed at Indian media companies, but places restrictions on local programming that would impact foreign channels as well, such as News …

LONDON, June 27: Speculation in London’s City has it that ITV chief executive Charles Allen may be ousted by ITV’s shareholders if the broadcaster doesn’t improve its financial performance. Audience shares and advertising revenues at the U.K.’s leading commercial broadcaster …

LONDON, June 27: The U.K. distribution company, Fireworks International, has closed a series of sales from its expanding catalogue of children’s programming. Black Hole High is based on the strange events occurring in Black Holsey High, and all four seasons …

NORTH SYDNEY, June 27: Nickelodeon Spain has acquired The Sleepover Club from Southern Star International. The live-action series, based on Rose Impey’s popular books, revolves around the lives of five teenage girls who form their own secret society. The television …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: Aaron Spelling, arguably the most prolific producer in the history of American television, passed away last Friday in his Los Angeles mansion, after suffering a stroke on June 18. He was 83 years old. During his …

LONDON, June 26: Turkish pubcaster TRT has picked up a slate of animated and live-action features as well as Disney-branded kids’ fare in a multiyear package deal with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV). Among the features in the deal are …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: The third annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Mobile++ conference will be held at The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on January 15, 2007. Sponsored by Washington-based mobile content provider InfoSpace, the conference …

NEW YORK, June 26: Following the rollout of MTV Desi and MTV Chi, MTV World will be launching a third culturally-themed station this year, MTV K. Launching June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, MTV K is a 24-hour, music-centered network …

LONDON, June 26: Channel Four has commissioned Pioneer Productions to produce Britain’s Worst Weather for broadcast later this year. The four-part documentary, exploring floods, storms, lightning and snow, will be hosted by Oxford University geography fellow Nick Middleton. “Pioneer has …