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LONDON, July 31: Private investment firm Permira has acquired Bridgepoint’s majority stake in ALL3MEDIA for £320 million, the company announced today. The current management team of shareholders Steve Morrison, Jules Burns, David Liddiment and John Pfeil remains in place. In …

NEW YORK, July 31: Mathias Dopfner, the chairman and CEO of German publishing giant Axel Springer, has been appointed to Time Warner’s board of directors. Dick Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner, said of the appointment, "Mathias Dopfner …

DULLES, July 31: AOL is launching a new video portal featuring more than 45 channels with content from, among others, A&E Television Networks, MTV Networks, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Entertainment, as well as user-generated videos. AOL will preview …

LOS ANGELES, July 31: DIC Entertainment has joined forces with Geffen Records to launch SPG, a brand that will roll out tween-targeted content on multiple platforms—including television, online, mobile, consumer products and music—based on a new girl group named Slumber …

ATLANTA, July 31: With a beta test complete, MSNBC.com is gearing up to launch a free, ad-supported mobile news service this November in partnership with SmartVideo Technologies. The service, provided free of charge, will give consumers access to top headlines …

LOS ANGELES, July 31: Fox Soccer Channel has entered into a five-year programming deal with Soccer United Marketing (SUM) that includes live and exclusive English-language rights to a selection of Major League Soccer (MLS), international friendly and U.S. Men and …

SYDNEY, July 31: Australian pay-TV platform FOXTEL has commissioned a new drama, Dangerous, for launch late this year that will be rolled out globally by Southern Star International. The “Romeo and Juliet” story of forbidden love in set against two …

LONDON, July 28: Full-year profit at British Sky Broadcasting fell 5 percent to £551 million, the company said today, despite an 8-percent increase in revenues to £4.15 billion. The company, however, remains bullish, noting a 389,000-subscriber increase to 8.176 million, …

LONDON, July 28: Just two weeks since acquiring Dutch format producer and distributor Intellygents, 2waytraffic has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Celador’s hit format brand Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. In March, the worldwide intellectual property rights and …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 28: Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller of Piller/Segan, whose credits include USA Network’s The Dead Zone and ABC Family’s Wildfire, have entered into a first-look television deal with Lionsgate. The relationship between the two companies began with …