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UPDATE 1-ProSieben to cut 7 pct of staff in Germany

BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Germany's biggest commercial broadcaster, ProSiebenSat.1, plans to cut 225 jobs or 7 percent of its domestic staff as it reorganises its German operations to reduce costs. The Munich-based company,...

Research and Markets: Broadcasting & Cable TV in the Netherlands Includes A Five-Year Forecast Of...

Dublin, Nov 13, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/232ebf/broadcasting_cab) has announced the addition of the "Broadcasting & Cable TV in the Netherlands" report...

Mobile Advertising Company MoJiva Receives Series A Funding From Bertelsmann Digital Media...

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 12, 2008) - MoJiva (MoJiva.com), the company that simplifies mobile advertising and publishing, announced it has closed a Series A round with Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI),...

Bertelsmann nearly triples 9 month net profit; reiterates outlook.

By GEORGE FREY , Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany - Media group Bertelsmann AG said Tuesday it nearly tripled its net profit in the first nine months of the year compared to last year when a court settlement weighed on its...

Report: YouTube inks deal with ‘American Idol’ producer

Video sharing site YouTube has inked a deal with Fremantle Media, the producer of “American Idol” and similar programs, Reuters reports. The deal comes on the same day YouTube and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced an agreement and...

RTL primed for $57m move into Serbia

European media giant RTL Group is set to acquire a 49% stake in Serbian terrestrial broadcaster TV Avala for €45m (US$57.3m), according to local reports. According to Serbia's Republic Broadcasting Agency (RRA), the station...

Spike TV and FremantleMedia Enterprises Extend Strategic Partnership to Finance and Distribute...

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) today announce an extended partnership whereby FME will help finance and market three Spike's original series worldwide.

YouTube, MGM Bring Full-Length Films Online

As further evidence that media companies are learning to stop worrying and start loving YouTube, FreemantleMedia also announced Monday that it will be producing original content for the video sharing site.

Site News: Press Release: FreemantleMedia Strikes a Distro Deal with Acorn Media

By David Lambert - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES AND ACORN MEDIA GROUP FORGE HOME ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR MORE THAN 30 BRITISH DRAMAS AND MYSTERIES Most of the... (more)

RTL Group results buck trend

Business News: ProSieben hit by advertising downturn -- As the economic slowdown engulfs Europe, two of its biggest broadcasters painted somewhat conflicting pictures of the continent’s television markets.

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