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PARIS/NEW YORK: The proposed $35 billion merger between the rival ad agencies Publicis Groupe and Omnicom Group has been called off. The so-called "merger of equals" was terminated by mutual agreement, according to a joint statement released by the companies. …

NEW YORK: World Screen presents a video, courtesy of Warner Channel, of J.J. Abrams, the acclaimed film and television director, producer and screenwriter, talking about his new series Believe.   While World Screen only posts proprietary videos of interviews that …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Darren Throop, the president and CEO of Entertainment One, discusses the recent gains across the company’s TV, film and family entertainment businesses.   With businesses stretching across film, television, family entertainment, licensing, international distribution …

NEW YORK: The broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII on FOX and strong affiliate revenue gains globally at its cable networks were drivers of 21st Century Fox's third-quarter financials, with total revenues up 12 percent to $8.22 billion. Net profit, however, …

LOS ANGELES: FOX International Channels (FIC) has appointed Stuart Tenzer, a seasoned business affairs exec, as the company's senior VP of business and legal affairs. In his new role, Tenzer will oversee FIC's global negotiations with major studios, collaborating with Hernan …

BURBANK: Net income for The Walt Disney Company in the second quarter was up 27 percent to $1.9 billion, boosted by the continued strong performance of its blockbuster animated movie Frozen. Quarterly revenue totaled $11.6 billion, up 10 percent from …

NEW YORK: The WorldScreen.com L.A. Screenings Preview provides you with a number of useful services in one location, including a video interview with Entertainment One’s Darren Throop, a downloadable PDF of company suite numbers at the Hyatt Century Plaza and …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications had first-quarter revenue that was up 22 percent over the previous year to $1.4 billion, though rising costs led to net income being essentially flat. Revenue was lifted by a 51-percent growth in International Networks and …

LONDON: CCTV and Baidu are the first Chinese companies to have ever made ZenithOptimedia's Top Thirty Global Media Owners ranking, which this year is led by Google. Google came in as the world's largest media owner by a solid distance, …