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NEW YORK: Peter Iacono, the president of international television and digital distribution at Lionsgate, met with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to discuss the complexities of windowing product in today’s multiplatform media environment.

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee will launch the Olympic Channel on August 21, following the Closing Ceremony at the Rio Games.

NEW YORK: Revenues at NBCUniversal were down slightly in the second quarter due to weaker results from its film unit, despite gains in both its broadcast TV and cable networks businesses.

SAN JOSE/IRVINE: Chinese tech giant LeEco, which operates a video streaming platform as well as manufactures consumer-electronics devices, is buying U.S. smart TV brand VIZIO for $2 billion.

LOS ANGELES: Apple Music has signed up as the global home of Carpool Karaoke, a new series from CBS Television Studios based on a popular segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has picked up the exclusive global rights for the original anime film Blame!, based on the popular manga by Tsutomu Nihei.

BASKING RIDGE/SUNNYVALE: Verizon is acquiring Yahoo's operating business for $4.83 billion in cash and is set to integrate the venture with AOL.

LONDON: David Gibbons has been tapped as senior VP of international operations and technology at NBCUniversal International, effective September 30.

SEATTLE: Amazon has unveiled the lineup for its 2016 comedy pilot season, which includes projects from creators such as Jill Soloway (Transparent) and features such on-screen talent as Kevin Bacon and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Caribbean to International Media Content (IMC), the parent company of SportsMax and a subsidiary of Digicel Group, for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang 2018 and the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020.