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NEW YORK: World Screen's guide to the 2014-15 season is now available, featuring the prime-time grids for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW; pop-up trailers; descriptions and credits for each new and returning show; and a listing of series …

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox says it is planning a joint venture with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management that would encompass Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media Group. In a statement, 21st Century Fox said the parties involved have entered …

LONDON: The number of digital TV homes is forecast to increase by more than 1 billion between 2010 and 2020, with penetration to reach 97.9 percent of television households by end-2020, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. …

LONDON/TORONTO: Stuart Baxter, a former Sony Pictures exec, has joined Entertainment One (eOne) in the role of president of eOne Television International, with Peter Emerson exiting the company. Emerson will work with the company to support the transition through July. …

LOS ANGELES: The new game show Billy the Board and the reality format Power Couple are among the titles Dori Media Group is presenting at this week’s L.A. Screenings. In Billy the Board, people get to earn money while waiting …

NEW YORK/LONDON: BSkyB has confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions with 21st Century Fox regarding the potential acquisition of its interests in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. 21st Century Fox currently holds a 57-percent stake in Sky Deutschland and …

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. …

LOS ANGELES: Make sure you’re ready for the start of the L.A. Screenings by downloading World Screen’s app, reading the May editions of World Screen, TV Latina, TV Novelas, TV Niños and TV Listings, visiting our Screening Rooms and following …

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, …

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 …