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LONDON, December 7: Tinopolis is restructuring Mentorn, moving the production subsidiary’s drama output to a new venture, Daybreak Pictures, that will be run by Mentorn’s head of drama, David Aukin, and executive producer, Hal Vogel. Aukin will be managing director …

NEW YORK, December 7: The New York Times today reported that Rupert Murdoch and John Malone have reached a tentative agreement, which could be finalized as early as next week, to swap Liberty Media’s stake in News Corporation with News …

NEW YORK, December 7: Douglas Perlman has been named as president of IMG Media for North America, succeeding Robert Dalton, who has been tapped to fill the new position of chief creative officer of IMG Media Worldwide. Both executives will …

NEW YORK, December 7: MTV Networks has formed the MTVN Entertainment Group, which will encompass its key brands for males 18 to 34, such as Comedy Central, Spike TV and TV Land, under the leadership of Doug Herzog. MTVN Entertainment …

LONDON, December 7: Launching the winter/spring lineup for BBC One, controller Peter Fincham promised a “new look” for the terrestrial channel in 2007, with highlights that include Jekyll, the return of Panorama to the peak-time schedule and three new series …

MONTE CARLO, December 7: Grey’s Anatomy and My Name is Earl are among the U.S. drama and comedy nominees for the Golden Nymph Awards, which will be held during the 47th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival, set to take place …

NEW YORK, December 7: AOL has launched True Stories, a new online destination that will allows users to watch a range of independent documentary films, either streamed on a free, ad-supported basis, or downloaded for anywhere from $1.99 to $14.99 …

HIALEAH/ATLANTA, December 7: Cingular Wireless has entered into an agreement with Telemundo that will see the mobile operator integrated into the story line of the Hispanic broadcaster’s Sunday-night comedy Seguro y Urgente. A Telemundo original comedy starring Miguel Varoni follows …

LONDON, December 7: National Geographic’s new wildlife channel brand, first introduced in Asia this summer, is heading to Europe, with a U.K. rollout slated for March. Nat Geo Wild will launch in the U.K. on March 1 on the Sky …

LONDON, December 6: NTL has abandoned plans to acquire ITV, noting that “a transaction between ITV and NTL is unlikely to be attained on terms acceptable to NTL.” News of talks between the British cable giant and the commercial broadcaster …