Kristin Brzoznowski

NEW YORK: The U.S. presidential race and baseball's World Series contributed to earnings growth for 21st Century Fox in the quarter ended December 31.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has elevated Laura Fleury, appointing her senior VP, head of programming for international.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Showcase is gearing up for its flagship event in Liverpool later this month, which will feature BAFTA-winning writer Jimmy McGovern on hand to present his new drama series Broken.

TOKYO: Sony Corporation has reported third-quarter net income attributable to stockholders of 19.6 billion yen ($169 million), which is down 83.7 percent from the year ago's 120.1 billion yen.

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media is refocusing its positioning to become a female-skewed destination for crime programming.

ATLANTA: Turner International’s digital ventures and innovation group has made an equity investment in Bigballs Media (BBM), the parent company of Copa90, a digital video platform for football content.

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group has decided not to exercise its option to acquire the remaining 49-percent shareholding in BroadbandTV, but rather will explore "all strategic alternatives" for the internet video company.

SANTA MONICA/MUNICH: Tele München Group (TMG) has acquired a stake in Storied Media Group, with the two planning to explore international co-production opportunities in both film and TV.

TOKYO: Sony Corporation has reported a 112.1 billion yen ($982 million) impairment charge on the goodwill value of its movie segment in the quarter ended December 31, 2016.

BERLIN: Tasja Abel has been hired by Dynamic Television as VP of acquisitions, sales and co-productions, joining the company from ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE).