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NEW YORK: AMC Networks reported mixed Q2 financials, with revenue rising thanks to its national-networks division, while profit took a hit. Second-quarter revenue rose 38 percent to $522 million. This was led by an 8.7-percent gain from its national networks …

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Time Warner, with Rupert Murdoch citing an unwillingness from the company to "engage with us to explore an offer which was highly compelling." Murdoch, 21st Century Fox’s chairman and …

BURBANK: On the back of strong gains at its studio entertainment and consumer-products division, The Walt Disney Company reported third-quarter revenues that were 8 percent higher at $12.5 billion and a net profit that was up by 22 percent to …

NEW YORK: Time Warner's second-quarter profit rose to $850 million as the company reported gains at HBO and Turner, with total revenues increasing by 3 percent to $6.8 billion. The results come a day after 21st Century Fox announced it …

NEW YORK: Declines at its filmed entertainment segment led to a 7-percent drop in Viacom's revenues in the third quarter to $3.4 billion, with net earnings from continuing operations down 6 percent to $611 million. Filmed entertainment revenues fell by …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Digital Entertainment (MVDE) has entered into a distribution agreement with iN DEMAND that sees its content become available across a number of key VOD outlets in the U.S. The pact brings the company's new releases and library …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Prentiss Fraser is leaving her role as senior VP of Entertainment One (eOne) Television International, set to take on a newly created post at FOX International Channels (FIC) as senior VP of global entertainment sales. She will be …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has hired Toby Melling, who previously worked for the company, as its VP of sales for Northwest EMEA, effective next month. In his new role, Melling will report to Dan Gopal, ITVS GE's …

NEW YORK: AMC Networks is rebranding its MGM Channel as AMC, which will be rolling out across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The rebrand will mark the first distribution for the flagship AMC channel outside of …

LENEXA/BRISTOL/ST. LOUIS: The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) has secured a distribution agreement to deliver content from The Walt Disney Company, which has also signed a similar deal with Suddenlink. As part of a multiyear deal, the NCTC will introduce …