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SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Net income at Lionsgate was $37.8 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared to the loss of $1.4 million in the same period the prior year. The results show the benefit of Lionsgate’s January 2012 acquisition of …

LONDON: In its New Media Forecasts report, ZenithOptimedia finds that the IPTV market is growing slower than smartphone and tablet penetrations, with Western Europe leading adoption for all three technologies. Across the 19 markets surveyed, smartphones were found to be …

PARIS: Darren Throop, the president and CEO of Entertainment One (eOne), has been slated to speak as part of MIPTV’s Media Mastermind keynote series, while actress Thandie Newton is planning to attend the market to promote the new eOne series …

LONDON: A number of Endemol titles have been acquired by Television New Zealand Limited (TVNZ) for TV1, TV2 and digital channel TVNZ U. TV1 and TV2 will air Puberty Blues, a coming-of-age drama series, as well as the comedies Happily Divorced …

NEW YORK: World Screen’s flagship website, which features a newly revamped video carousel on its home page, has reached a new traffic milestone, registering more than 120,000 unique visitors and over 700,000 page views per month. The redesign of the …

NEW YORK: News Corporation reported net income of $2.38 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, up from the $1.06 billion in the same period a year ago. Total revenue for the period was $9.43 billion, a 5-percent increase …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company reported a 6-percent drop in its first-quarter earnings, due in part to the rising costs of acquiring sports rights for its ESPN division as well as a decline in operating income at the film studio. …

SINGAPORE: A new survey from ABI Research forecasts the global pay-TV market to grow from $238 billion in 2012 to $304 billion in 2018. The $238 billion generated in 2012 is up from the $223 billion in 2011. If the market …

LOS ANGELES: The Academy Award-nominated short film Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare” has made its debut in theaters and is now headed to the small screen to air on channels in more than 50 countries. The four-minute movie, available …

SINGAPORE: Andrew Whitaker, a former WWE executive, has been hired as the new global CEO of GLORY Sports International, the parent company of the GLORY World Series kickboxing league. As CEO, Whitaker will be in charge of opening a new …