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CHICAGO, August 2: William Fisher, a former executive of Playboy TV International and HBO International, has been appointed as CEO of Towers Productions, the Chicago-based producer that specializes in factual and entertainment programming. Fisher will supervise the company’s business operations …

NEW YORK, August 2: Time Warner today announced a second quarter profit of $1 billion, versus the $409 million loss recorded in the year-ago period, on revenues of $10.7 billion, up just 1 percent on Q2 2005. At its AOL …

BURBANK, August 2: CBS will roll out season premieres for 20 of 22 series during the week of September 18, the network announced today, following earlier launches for Survivor: Cook Islands and The Amazing Race. The newest Survivor installment kicks …

MUNICH, August 2: ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reported second quarter revenues of 550.9 million euros, an 8.5-percent gain on a year ago, with profits up 16.3 percent to 83.4 million euros. “The ProSiebenSat.1 Group had a successful second quarter, despite the …

NEW YORK, August 2: George Kliavkoff has been named as NBC Universal's first chief digital officer, a post that will see him bolstering the company’s digital media strategy and overseeing broadband and wireless initiatives as well as the Digital Studios, …

BURBANK, August 2: ABC will not proceed with a planned mini-series project with Mel Gibson on the Holocaust, wire reports indicate, following his drunken anti-Semitic remarks at the end of last week. On July 28, the movie star was arrested …

SILVER SPRING, August 2: Judith McHale will step down as the president and CEO of Discovery Communications on December 1 in order to “participate more directly in discussions related to critical domestic and global issues,” the company said in a …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, August 1: Sean and Bryan Furst of Furst Films, whose credits include The Matador and The Cooler, have entered into a first-look television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce titles for broadcast and cable. Development is already …

EMERYVILLE/TORONTO, August 1: MobiTV has reached a deal to add four CHUM channels, including MuchMusic, to its mobile television service in Canada. “CHUM’s content is perfectly suited for MobiTV Canada’s viewers, who can tune in live anytime, anywhere to catch …

LOS ANGELES, August 1: PorchLight Entertainment is working with the Chicago-based outfit Eat Your Lunch for Freaky Frankenbike Patrol, a new animated series geared to kids aged 6 to 11. PorchLight has the worldwide broadcast, home video, licensing and merchandising …