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NEW YORK: Sophie Turner Laing, the CEO of Endemol Shine Group, sat down with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to discuss the global appetite for drama, the impact that this is having on the non-scripted segment and the focus of Endemol Shine’s digital business.

PARIS: 20th Century Fox Television's reimagining of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is slated to be featured as a World Premiere TV Screening at this year's MIPCOM.

NEW YORK: Time Warner has picked up a 10-percent interest in Hulu, the announcement of which coincided with the release of its quarterly financial results.

SILVER SPRING: Second-quarter revenues at Discovery Communications were up 3 percent year-on-year to $1.7 billion, with growth at the U.S. networks helping to offset declines within its international networks.

SYDNEY: Foxtel is replacing its drama network SoHo with a new channel, Binge, designed to meet the consumer demand for box-set entertainment.

LONDON: Caroline Mickler Limited has signed a license agreement with luxury lingerie brand Coco de Mer to launch a collection inspired by the sequel to the erotic hit Fifty Shades of Grey.

ENGLEWOOD: Consolidated revenue at Starz fell by 4 percent in the second quarter to $402.6 million, with operating income down by 5 percent to $105.4 million.

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation’s second-quarter net profit rose by 27 percent to $423 million on revenues that were up by 2 percent to $3.3 billion.

MUMBAI/MUNICH: Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has launched a Bollywood movie network specifically for the German market called Zee.One.

LOS ANGELES: Netflix has given second-season renewals to Chelsea and the scripted comedies Lady Dynamite and Real Rob.