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LONDON, August 21: In an interview with MediaGuardian, Andy Harries, ITV’s controller of drama, comedy and films, has called ITV1 “unwatchable” for up-market viewers, and says it has become a “bargain basement” network. "Don't you think that the ABs have …

LOS ANGELES, August 21: The science-fiction series Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, from MGM Television, have joined the iTunes Music Store lineup. Effective today, the first five episodes of Stargate SG1 season ten and the first five episodes of Stargate …

LOS ANGELES, August 21: James Gandolfini, the three-time Emmy-winning star of The Sopranos, is launching his own production venture and has signed an exclusive three-year producing deal with HBO. The agreement marks the first overall production deal for Gandolfini, who, …

NEW YORK, August 21: Lifetime Television is teaming with cable giant Comcast to launch its first video-on-demand service, delivering full-length episodes of some of its popular series as well as original short-form programming not aired on the linear network. The …

LONDON, August 21: For the first time in two decades, The BRIT Awards, the annual celebration of the British music industry, will air live next year, on ITV. The event, sponsored by MasterCard, is set to take place February 14, …

SANTA CRUZ, August 21: More than 1,000 episodes of the long-running PBS series The Charlie Rose Show are now available for purchase from Amazon.com through the CustomFlix DVD On Demand service. "For years, The Charlie Rose Show has been looking …

HONG KONG, August 21: News Corporation’s Asian arm, STAR, has made a $1.1-million donation to UNICEF for its tsunami recovery projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The donation will address the educational, developmental and health care needs of the children …

EL SEGUNDO, August 21: DIRECTV has added the Taiwanese news and information network CTI Zhong-Tian Channel to its lineup, creating a new Mandarin-language programming package. CTI Zhong-Tian Channel is part of DIRECTV's new Mandarin-speaking programming package, MandarinDirect II that includes …

LONDON, August 21: Fremantle International Distribution has notched up a range of new programming agreements in the CIS and Eastern Europe, including a 14-title factual package with distributor Intra Communication for Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Belarus and Moldova. Intra will …

NEW YORK, August 18: Time Warner has announced that it will restate its earnings for the years ended 2000 through 2005, and the six months ended June 30, 2006, based on the findings of an independent examiner assigned to look …