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SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications' third-quarter profit dropped by 22 percent to $219 million on stable revenues of $1.56 billion.

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox has appointed Paul Cheesbrough, who joins the company from News Corp, as chief technology officer.

NEW YORK: Viacom International Media Networks chief Bob Bakish has been named acting president and CEO at Viacom, succeeding Tom Dooley.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has given a worldwide release to the scripted VR production The Haunted Castle, shot at the famed Corvin Castle in Transylvania, Romania.

SINGAPORE: YuuZoo has signed an agreement to buy 33.3 percent of Relativity Media, with an option to increase its investment to a majority stake over the next 24 months.

LONDON: Prentiss Fraser has been promoted to executive VP and managing director of content distribution at Fox Networks Group (FNG).

LOS ANGELES: NATPE has announced three new initiatives: NATPE Music, NATPE Scripted and the creation of a NATPE Station Group Summit.

SANTA MONICA: Among the titles being promoted by Multicom Entertainment Group at AFM is Larry King Now, which looks on as the titular TV and radio personality interviews athletes, entrepreneurs, celebrities, world leaders and musicians.

SANTA MONICA: Artist View Entertainment arrives at AFM with Chokehold, billed as a Rocky-type action feature set in the world of female MMA.

SANTA MONICA: The family film Grotto, which has a mix of live action and animation, is a central focus for Adler & Associates Entertainment at AFM.