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LONDON: Harry Potter producer David Heyman has aligned with NBCUniversal International Studios to create Heyday Television.  The new company will produce premium television and digital content across all platforms, including free-to-air network, cable and SVOD. NBCUniversal will distribute content produced …

NEW YORK: Our thoughts and hearts go out to the injured, the families who lost loved ones and all who experienced the horrific attacks in Paris. Just as we said less than a year ago, Je Suis Charlie, now we …

NEW YORK: New research from Clearleap, which delivers multiplatform solutions to content owners, reports that "Millennials are leading the OTT revolution, leaving cable behind," with more than 70 percent of that demo using streaming services and just 64 percent having …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has made a strategic investment in Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Studios, the outfit behind shows like Ghost Hunters and Wicked Tuna. The independent studio has not disclosed the size of its investment in the unscripted outfit, whose slate …

NEW YORK: Revenues for the fourth quarter at Viacom fell by 5 percent to $3.8 billion, largely due to lower filmed entertainment revenues and a drop in advertising revenues. Adjusted net earnings for the period were down by 16 percent …

NEW YORK: Michael Douglas and Elizabeth McGovern are among the celebrities set to present at this year's International Emmy Awards, which are being hosted by Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef. Organized by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the …

DENVER/SILVER SPRING: Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have agreed, in principle, to purchase 5 million common shares of Lionsgate, with each set to hold around a 3.4-percent stake. These 10 million shares will be acquired from funds affiliated with MHR …

NEW YORK: World Screen’s Anna Carugati will lead the MCN Superpanel: Incubators of New Talent and Scripted TV Projects session on Thursday, November 19, at MIPCancun. The panel, taking place in the Maya Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., …

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs to launch globally in October, Rede Band's MasterChef Júnior stirred up the most buzz in social media, according to The WIT. Brazil's local adaptation of the children’s cooking contest Junior MasterChef, a spin-off …

SINGAPORE: René Rechtman, the head of international at Maker Studios, has signed on as a keynote speaker for the pre-market conference of the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). Rechtman will deliver his keynote on December 1 at the Marina …