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BERLIN, December 6: Broadcasters in more than ten markets have come on board for Elton John’s performance from the AVO Session music festival in Basel, Switzerland, distributed by the recently launched C Major Entertainment. Produced by Swiss Television SF, the …

NEW YORK, December 6: Acknowledging that 2006 was “a bit of a step back” for Warner Bros., Richard Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner, told investors at a conference yesterday that he is expecting an improved 2007 for …

LONDON/MOUNTAIN VIEW, December 6: BSkyB has reached a deal with Google to bring customized versions of the Internet search engine’s services to the satellite platform’s broadband subscribers, including a user-generated video content site. Sky will be the first company outside …

LONDON, December 6: Warner Bros. has closed two digital distribution agreements in the U.K. this week: one with Arts Alliance Media and the other with BT. The deal between Warner Bros Entertainment UK and Arts Alliance Media allows consumers to …

SUNNYVALE, December 6: Former ABC chairman Lloyd Braun, who joined Yahoo! in 2004 to head up its media and entertainment group, is leaving the company as part of a wide-scale restructuring, along with COO Daniel Rosensweig. Braun joined the Internet …

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 …

BURBANK, December 6: Lost will shift to 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights from its previous 9 p.m. slot when it returns in February, moving it out of the way of FOX’s ratings juggernaut, American Idol. FOX is bringing American Idol …

ATLANTA, December 6: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has ramped up its iTunes slate, adding content from Court TV to the digital storefront, as well as additional series from Adult Swim and Cartoon Network. iTunes customers can now purchase episodes from …

ATLANTA, December 6: Steven Spielberg is executive producing the new DreamWorks Television mini-series The Talisman, adapted from the novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub, for broadcast on TNT in the summer of 2008. Also executive producing The Talisman is …

LOS ANGELES, December 6: The premium gay and lesbian service here! has acquired the worldwide rights to the award-winning series The DL Chronicles, from creators Quincy Le Near and Deondray Gossett of 2 Cents Productions. The network plans to launch …