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SYDNEY: The Australian Parliament has passed a previously proposed 25-percent reduction in license fees for commercial television licensees.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati met with British comedienne Tracey Ullman to discuss her return to the small screen in Tracey Ullman’s Show, her gift for impersonations and the social commentary her new series explores.

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs to launch globally in October, FOX's The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do The Time Warp Again generated the most buzz on social media, according to The WIT.

NEW YORK: Viacom saw a steep decline in its fourth-quarter profit, as advertising and affiliate revenues failed to deliver.

ATLANTA: Turner has established a new division to lead its digital innovation internationally, with Aksel van der Wal, currently senior VP and CFO, promoted to the role of executive VP of digital ventures and innovation, effective January 1, 2017.

NEW YORK: Maura Regan is joining The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) this month as executive VP.

LONDON: Hat Trick International has presold the final season of the Matt LeBlanc-fronted comedy series Episodes into 112 countries and landed a format deal for the unscripted show Whose Line is it Anyway?

LONDON: Sky Vision’s Amity Easter Utley and Zodiak Rights’ Jo Halstead have been appointed to the sales team of independent distributor DRG, part of MTG’s nice entertainment group.

SYDNEY: Australia's Freeview has launched a new free mobile app, Freeview FV, which allows viewers to watch live streaming of 16 channels and catch-up content from all free-to-air networks on the go.

The seventh edition of Ericsson's annual ConsumerLab TV & Media Report reveals that consumers are watching more videos than ever on mobile, with viewing up by 200-plus hours a year since 2012.