World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Sunrise Pictures and Entertainment One (eOne) have entered into a television development deal to co-finance and develop pilot scripts, primarily for one-hour cable dramas. For the projects to come from the relationship, eOne will produce and handle the worldwide distribution. Sunrise Pictures is behind the films The Whistleblower, …

NEW YORK: Time Warner has reported higher second-quarter profit, boosted by its film unit and TV advertising. Revenue was up 10 percent to $7.4 billion, and adjusted operating income grew 25 percent to $1.5 billion. Operating income increased 42 percent to $2.5 billion. At the Networks segment, which includes Turner …

NEW YORK: AOL has purchased Adap.tv, a video advertising platform, for around $405 million in cash and stock, marking its largest acquisition since becoming an independent company. The arrangement sees AOL paying $322 million in cash and about $83 million in stock. The purchase gives AOL a unique end-to-end solution …

LONG ISLAND CITY: The cloud-based DVR service Aereo is launching in three new U.S. markets next month: Miami, Houston and Dallas. The launch date for Miami is September 2, delivering access to more than 5 million South Floridians. The Houston launch follows on September 16, rolling out to more than …

FAR HILLS/NEW YORK: The United States Golf Association (USGA) and FOX Sports have signed an agreement to make the FOX network and FOX Sports 1 the primary U.S. partner of the USGA, including for the U.S. Open, starting in 2015. The 12-year multimedia agreement runs through 2016. It includes the U.S. Open, …

PREMIUM: Rich Ross, the CEO of Shine America, talks to World Screen about the importance of spotting hit ideas, executing them at the highest possible level of quality and marketing them diligently. WS: When you joined Shine America, what did you identify as its strengths and what priorities did you …

LOS ANGELES: The percentage of unauthorized downloads in the markets affected by Time Warner Cable’s CBS blackout has spiked dramatically this week, according to TorrentFreak, which reports on Internet file-sharing. TorrentFreak reports that piracy rates for the summer event series Under the Dome rose 34 percent over the weekend, while …

NEW YORK: Susan Levison, formerly the executive VP and head of creative affairs at FishBowl Worldwide Media, has been hired to lead VH1’s creative development team in the role of executive VP of original programming and production. Levison will report to Tom Calderone, the president of VH1. She will be based …

BURBANK: FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has elevated David Luner to the newly created post of executive VP of brand partnerships and franchise management, effective immediately. In his new position, Luner will work under Thom Beers, the CEO of FMNA. He will be responsible for all of the company’s ancillary businesses, …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate posted first-quarter earnings of $13.6 million, compared to the $44.2 million loss in the prior year quarter. Revenue gained 21 percent year on year to $569.7 million. This was thanks to strong performances in the company’s TV production, home entertainment and international operations, offsetting a decline in …