World Screen

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network and Hot Topic are set to roll out a retail program for the original animated series Steven Universe and Adventure Time. The program will run through December and include a collection of licensed merchandise based on Steven …

NEW YORK: Time Warner's third quarter revenues rose by 5 percent to $6.6 billion, with net profit rising to $1.03 billion, driven by gains at Warner Bros. and HBO. That revenue growth "illustrated how our investments in great content have …

NEW YORK: Revenues at 21st Century Fox were down 6 percent to $6.08 billion in the company's first quarter, largely due to reduced revenues at its filmed entertainment division. The company also attributed the drop to the lack of revenues …

LOS ANGELES: A new survey from NATPE on the future of the content industry reveals that more than half of members polled (54 percent) believe that the number of scripted shows will increase over the next two years. Around half …

NEW YORK: Through a new partnership with VICE Media, A+E Networks’ channel H2 will be transitioned to VICELAND (working title), with the new 24-hour network set to launch in early 2016. VICELAND will be distributed in approximately 70 million homes, …

SILVER SPRING: Largely due to currency effects at its international operations, Discovery Communications' third-quarter revenues dipped by 1 percent to $1.56 billion, while its profit was flat at $279 million. Nevertheless, the group beat Wall Street estimates with its quarterly …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks’ Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America is set to roll out internationally on Lifetime and A&E Network from November 21 through December 15. The concert, inspired by the response of the …

LONDON: Half of consumer spending on pay TV globally now goes to just five groups of companies, with Altice set to be among them, according to Ampere Analysis.  Pending final approval on its Cablevision acquisition, Altice joins the largest global pay-TV players that control …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has promoted creative executive Jay Bastian and operations chief Ed Adams. Bastian has been promoted to senior VP of series. In his new role, he will be charged with identifying properties from the Warner Bros. …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has picked up the global distribution rights for the creature feature Terrordactyl, set to debut at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM). Produced by 3rd Films, the movie follows two friends who start being stalked by …