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NEW YORK: Revenue was up 3 percent at Time Warner in the third quarter to $6.2 billion, led by subscription revenue growth from its Turner networks and HBO. Net income for Q3 was $967 million, down from the $1.2 billion …

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox reported a 12 percent increase in quarterly revenue, driven by growth in its cable network and film studio businesses. Net income attributable to shareholders was down, dipping from Q1 2013's $1.26 billion to $1.09 billion …

LOS ANGELES: Norman Lear, whose prolific TV writing and producing career includes the iconic series All in the Family and hits such as Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons, is lined up as the opening keynote of NATPE. Lear, who …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of World Screen. Audiences around the world loved Ted Danson as Sam Malone, the skirt-chasing ex-baseball star who owned the bar on Cheers. The hit sitcom aired for 11 years and …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of World Screen. The media business is in the midst of a new wave of consolidation as companies vie for valuable IP and channel real estate. Consolidation fever has swept the …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of World Screen. James Murdoch began his career at News Corporation, working for the conglomerate’s Asian satellite television group STAR TV and serving as chairman and CEO from 2000 to 2003. …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation reported a loss of 136 billion yen ($1.2 billion) last quarter, citing troubles with its mobile phone division. The weak performance was despite a 7 percent gain in quarterly sales to 1.9 trillion yen ($17.3 billion), with …

URAYASU: The Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks in Japan are up for a $4.5 billion makeover, part of a ten-year upgrade plan from operator Oriental Land. Renovations for Tokyo Disneyland are set to include an expansion at Fantasyland, …

The American Film Market (AFM), the leading gathering for the independent film community, will take place in Santa Monica from November 5 to 12. Filmmakers, producers, writers, directors, distributors, financiers, industry executives, talent and international press will gather for eight …

NEW YORK: Ahead of the American Film Market (AFM), World Screen looks at how producers and distributors of TV movies are finding new opportunities in the on-demand, nonlinear world. So much of the television business has been overhauled by technology. …