World Screen

In a year’s time, on August 5, 2016, the Summer Olympic Games will start in Rio de Janeiro and run till August 21, for more than two weeks of thrilling competition, fulfilled dreams, broken records and heartbreaking defeats. Just last …

NEW YORK: Quarterly revenues declined 11 percent to $3.06 billion at Viacom, which is reporting lower income from its films business, while adjusted net earnings for its fiscal third quarter were down 4 percent to $591 million. Media Networks revenues increased …

SILVER SPRING: In Q2, Discovery Communications generated net income of $286 million, down about 25 percent, on revenues of $1.65 billion, up 3 percent. As for the profit decline, Discovery said it was primarily due to higher foreign currency losses, …

NEW YORK: Time Warner's net profit hit $971 million in the second quarter, rising 14 percent on the same period last year, with revenues increasing by 8 percent to $7.3 billion thanks to gains at Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. …

BURBANK: Third-quarter revenues at The Walt Disney Company rose by 5 percent to $13.1 billion, with the company reporting a record profit of $2.5 billion, an 11-percent gain on the same period last year. “The strong results across our many …

LONDON: BLE has partnered with The Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence (SPLiCE) to present a new series of panel discussions during this year's Licensing Academy. A trio of panels will focus on anti-counterfeiting (October 13 at 2:15 p.m.), …

NEW YORK: A new study from TruthCo. outlines the impact of current cultural entertainment habits on TV advertising, finding that transparency and two-way communication are key drivers of consumer engagement. TruthCo., a cultural insights agency, has released The New World …

NEW YORK: AMC Global has acquired the exclusive first-window TV rights for Humans, and is planning a worldwide simulcast premiere for the martial arts drama Into the Badlands. AMC Global picked up the rights for the 8×1-hour Humans from Endemol …

BERLIN: In a global first, FOX International Channels (FIC) is delivering the Bundesliga kick-off match on FOX Sports as well as on the main FOX entertainment channel in North and South America, multiple countries in Asia and key European football …

BEVERLY HILLS: At its TCA presentation, PBS unveiled its full lineup and air dates for the PBS Arts Fall Festival, new episodes of Super Why! and an all-new Curious George movie. The fifth season of the PBS Arts Fall Festival, a key …