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PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber, Inc. (AHI) has licensed the CBS special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America—A Grammy Salute, which aired in the U.S. over the weekend, to broadcasters around the globe. The Beatles: The Night That Changed America—A …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON/BURBANK: Warner Bros. Television Group has entered into a deal to acquire all of Eyeworks' businesses outside of the U.S., encompassing outfits in 15 countries. Founded by Reinout Oerlemans in 2001 in the Netherlands, Eyeworks produces a broad range of …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate announced a 13 percent increase in revenue year-on-year for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013, largely driven by the success of films such as Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Revenue for the quarter was $839.9 million, compared …

NEW YORK: A large majority—93 percent—of the CEOs of media and entertainment companies surveyed by PwC are somewhat or very confident about how their companies will fare in the global economy over the next three years. PwC has released the …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company reported first quarter revenues of $12.3 billion, 9 percent higher than the year-ago period, with net income gaining 33 percent to $1.8 billion. “We had an incredibly strong first quarter, delivering a 32-percent increase in …

NEW YORK: Second-quarter revenues at 21st Century Fox were up 15 percent to $8.2 billion, but net profit was down by 50 percent to $1.2 billion. “In the fiscal second quarter, we continued to deliver top-line revenue growth across our …

SEATTLE: There are ten new pilots from Amazon Studios launching exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the U.S. and LOVEFiLM in the U.K., including a project from The X-Files' Chris Carter and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch detective drama. The Bosch …

SOCHI: NBC Olympics, a part of NBC Sports Group, is working with Twitter to lure viewers to NBCUniversal's coverage of the XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and increase conversation about the Games on Twitter. Under the deal, Twitter will promote NBC …

NEW YORK: Fourth-quarter revenues at Time Warner gained 5 percent to $8.6 billion, driven by strong performances at Turner, HBO and Warner Bros. "We had another very successful year in 2013, with Turner, Home Box Office and Warner Bros. all …

LONDON: The U.K.'s DNA Films is making its foray into television through a new partnership with Fox Networks Group (FNG), creating the new TV company DNA TV Limited. The new company will focus on creating TV dramas, limited-run event series …