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NEW YORK: The December/Asia TV Forum digital editions of World Screen, TV AsiaPac and TV Listings are now available. View the digital editions here. World Screen Hot Topics: Matt Dillon talks Wayward Pines, David Haslingden offers up insight into his …

ATHENS: The University of Georgia has issued a call for entries for the 74th George Foster Peabody Awards, with the program seeking to attract more submissions from the children’s, international and digital fields. The deadline for 2014 entries is January …

NEW YORK: For the 13th year in a row, World Screen has produced The International Emmy Almanac for the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The International Emmy Almanac is an annual publication that showcases the activities of the …

LOS GATOS: Netflix has confirmed its plans to expand to Australia and New Zealand in 2015. The streaming service will venture to the two new markets in March. At launch, original offerings will include Marco Polo, BoJack Horseman and kids' …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation has set new financial targets for its film and TV business, aiming for revenues of between $10 billion and $11 billion for the fiscal year ended March 2018, up from the projected $8.1 billion forecast for the …

LOS ANGELES: FOX’s long-running competition show So You Think You Can Dance has been renewed for a 12th season, due out summer 2015. The new season will include a special stage vs. street format, where classically trained dancers square off …

LOS ANGELES: Consolidation in the media and entertainment sector is expected to continue to increase in the next 12 months, EY predicts, but the size of the deals is expected to be "less transformative" than six months ago, with a …

SAN FRANCISCO: A number of content providers, network operators, content delivery networks and technology platforms have come together to create the Streaming Video Alliance, among them Fox Networks Group, Liberty Global, Yahoo! and Telecom Italia. This Alliance aims to facilitate …

NEW YORK: For the fiscal year ended September 30, Viacom posted revenues of $13.78 billion, largely unchanged from the previous year, as higher Media Networks revenues were offset by lower Filmed Entertainment revenues. Full-year adjusted operating income gained 5 percent …

NEW YORK: Elizabeth Hurley tells World Screen about her experience working on The Royals, a new drama produced by Lionsgate Television that marks E!'s move into scripted series.   The U.S. entertainment network E!, known for its celeb-reality series and …