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LOS ANGELES: Video streaming service Viewster has launched branded channels, providing a selection of highly curated short-form content for its worldwide audience. New content includes Mondo Media's Happy Tree Friends and Dick Figures, and additional channels featuring AllTime10s, with odd …

NEW YORK: In July, of all the new shows to launch globally, Syfy's Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! stirred up the most buzz in social media, with some 337,000 tweets. The third installment in the movie franchise, in which a …

LOS ANGELES: JP Bommel, formerly the VP of business development for entertainment at Reed MIDEM, has been appointed as managing director and COO of NATPE. Bommel will officially take up the role in September. The hire comes as part of …

NEW YORK: Quarterly revenues declined 11 percent to $3.06 billion at Viacom, which is reporting lower income from its films business, while adjusted net earnings for its fiscal third quarter were down 4 percent to $591 million. Media Networks revenues increased …

NEW YORK: For the quarter that ended June 30, 21st Century Fox reported revenues of $6.2 billion, down from the $8.4 billion in the prior-year Q4, and net income of $87 million, compared to the year-ago's $999 million. Last year's …

SILVER SPRING/LONDON: Marjorie Kaplan has been tapped for a newly created role at Discovery Networks International as president of content. Kaplan has been with Discovery Communications for nearly 20 years. She launched Discovery Kids, led Animal Planet and TLC, in …

NEW YORK: Time Warner's net profit hit $971 million in the second quarter, rising 14 percent on the same period last year, with revenues increasing by 8 percent to $7.3 billion thanks to gains at Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. …

SILVER SPRING: In Q2, Discovery Communications generated net income of $286 million, down about 25 percent, on revenues of $1.65 billion, up 3 percent. As for the profit decline, Discovery said it was primarily due to higher foreign currency losses, …

BURBANK: Third-quarter revenues at The Walt Disney Company rose by 5 percent to $13.1 billion, with the company reporting a record profit of $2.5 billion, an 11-percent gain on the same period last year. “The strong results across our many …

NEW YORK: A new study from TruthCo. outlines the impact of current cultural entertainment habits on TV advertising, finding that transparency and two-way communication are key drivers of consumer engagement. TruthCo., a cultural insights agency, has released The New World …