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SILVER SPRING: In Q2, Discovery Communications generated net income of $286 million, down about 25 percent, on revenues of $1.65 billion, up 3 percent. As for the profit decline, Discovery said it was primarily due to higher foreign currency losses, …

NEW YORK: A new study from TruthCo. outlines the impact of current cultural entertainment habits on TV advertising, finding that transparency and two-way communication are key drivers of consumer engagement. TruthCo., a cultural insights agency, has released The New World …

LONDON: BLE has partnered with The Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence (SPLiCE) to present a new series of panel discussions during this year's Licensing Academy. A trio of panels will focus on anti-counterfeiting (October 13 at 2:15 p.m.), …

BEVERLY HILLS: At its TCA presentation, PBS unveiled its full lineup and air dates for the PBS Arts Fall Festival, new episodes of Super Why! and an all-new Curious George movie. The fifth season of the PBS Arts Fall Festival, a key …

BERLIN: In a global first, FOX International Channels (FIC) is delivering the Bundesliga kick-off match on FOX Sports as well as on the main FOX entertainment channel in North and South America, multiple countries in Asia and key European football …

NEW YORK: AMC Global has acquired the exclusive first-window TV rights for Humans, and is planning a worldwide simulcast premiere for the martial arts drama Into the Badlands. AMC Global picked up the rights for the 8×1-hour Humans from Endemol …

LONDON: ZenithOptimedia is forecasting that the number of people regularly watching linear TV will peak this year and will start to decline for the first time in 2016, as mobile drives an increase in online video consumption. The average amount …

LOS ANGELES: At its TCA presentation, Discovery Communications outlined the upcoming programming highlights for its bouquet of channels, including Destination America, which is planning to air the first-ever live televised exorcism. Exorcism: Live! will revisit the house that inspired the …

TOKYO: Sony has posted a 39-percent increase in quarterly operating profit, to 96.9 billion yen ($780 million), though sales slipped 0.1 percent to 1.8 trillion yen ($14.8 billion). Sony's music division saw income rise 173 percent year on year, while …

WELLINGTON: Pukeko Pictures has appointed Clive Spink to replace Andrew Smith as the company’s CEO. Spink has served as the chief operating officer at Pukeko Pictures for more than a year. He is expected to continue to promote the company’s business …