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Horst Müller Exits ZDF Enterprises

July 26, 2006

MAINZ/NEW YORK, July 26: After a 16-year stint, Horst Müller is exiting his post as the head of ZDF Enterprises’ New York office. As of next month, the operation will be run by Susanne Müller. Her primary mission will be …

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Baby TV Expands Dutch Carriage

July 26, 2006

LONDON, July 26: Baby TV has inked a carriage deal with Dutch MSO Casema, which has about 1.4 million basic subscribers in the Netherlands. With carriage already on UPC’s systems in the Netherlands, as well as on Multikabel, Delta, CAIW …

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TiVo Launches Audience Measurement Division

July 26, 2006

ALVISO, July 26: OMD and Nissan are among the companies that have signed up as clients of TiVo’s new Audience Research and Measurement (ARM) division, offering advertisers and media-buyers second-by-second data and analysis on DVR viewing of commercials. "TiVo's Commercial …

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NBC Universal Inks Deal with BT

July 26, 2006

LONDON, July 26: A range of NBC Universal content will be made available on a download-to-own and VOD basis on British Telecommunications’ BT Vision platform in the U.K. The deal was announced today by Universal Pictures UK, NBC Universal International …

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Cancelled FOX Sitcom Secures Online, HD and Basic Cable Slots

July 26, 2006

LOS ANGELES/REDMOND/DENVER, July 26: FOX’s Emmy-winning sitcom Arrested Development, which was cancelled after three critically acclaimed seasons, will soon be available online, in high definition and on basic cable, via deals with MSN, HDNet and G4. "We're thrilled that this …

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Endemol Delivers Revenue and Profit Gains

July 26, 2006

HILVERSUM, July 26: Driven by unscripted television—notably Deal or No Deal—and gains in the U.K., Endemol has posted revenues of 516.6 million euros for the first half of the year, a 22.6 percent increase, with profit up 20 percent to …

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Profit Up 80 Percent at MTG

July 26, 2006

STOCKHOLM, July 26: Net income at the Modern Times Group rose 80 percent in the second quarter to SEK 348 million, on revenues of SEK 2,577 million, a 30-percent gain on the prior year quarter. For the first half of …

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PBS Unveils Online Download Initiatives

July 26, 2006

NEW YORK, July 26: PBS announced two online content deals today, bringing several of its shows to Google Video and the Open Media Network on a download-to-own basis. Content available for download on both sites will include episodes of the …

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MTV Asia Postpones Movie Awards

July 26, 2006

SINGAPORE, July 26: MTV Networks Asia Pacific has postponed its first ever MTV Asia Movie Awards, originally slated to take place October 6 in Singapore, due to “scheduling issues,” the company said today. The announcement comes just over a month …

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ITV to Air Version of Cowell’s NBC Talent Show

July 26, 2006

LONDON, July 26: ITV is set to air its own version of America’s Got Talent, the Simon Cowell format that has been a hit for NBC this summer. The British series, from Simon Cowell’s production company SYCO TV, will see …