World Screen

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has greenlit a half dozen titles for its CC: Studios development slate, including Strong Island, created by and starring Jon Gabrus and Justin Tyler. Strong Island centers on two brothers who live at home with their mother in Long Island. The show, which also stars Artemis …

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has put into development the new half-hour dramedy Heartbeats from Hypnotic's Doug Liman and Dave Bartis and Universal Cable Productions. From writers Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan, Heartbeats is about the intersecting and diverging lives of two individuals who are perfect for each other, if only …

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation saw a surge in profit for the third quarter, as sales were up 11 percent thanks to an increase in revenues from the licensing of TV shows and higher ad revenues. The company posted a 26-percent increase in third-quarter profit. Net income was $494 million, up …

NEW YORK: Earnings spiked at AMC Networks, with shows such as Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead contributing to strong increases in ad revenues. The company reported profit of $58.1 million, up 59 percent from the $36.6 million a year earlier. Revenue was up 19 percent to $395.3 million. The …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company and Netflix have reached an agreement for Marvel TV to create original live-action series for four popular superhero characters exclusively for the Internet TV network. Marvel is developing four serialized programs leading to a mini-series programming event that will air in 2015. The series are …

MIAMI: Antonio Briceño has been appointed as deputy managing director for North America at beIN Sport. As deputy MD, Briceño will work under Yousef Al-Obaidly, the managing director of the network. He will be responsible for managing operations, production, marketing, sales and distribution for beIN Sport and beIN Sport en …

ENGLEWOOD: Blockbuster is officially ending its retail and by-mail DVD distribution operations in the U.S. by early January 2014. The company is set to close around 300 remaining U.S.-based retail stores as well as its distribution centers. The Blockbuster By Mail service will end mid-December; all existing customers will be …

NEW YORK: John Oliver, a comedian/writer known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has signed on as the host of this year's International Emmy Awards Gala, which is taking place later this month. Since 2006 Oliver has been a writer and correspondent for The Daily Show …

SANTA MONICA: Revenue of $498.7 million for the second quarter at Lionsgate declined by 29 percent from the same period a year ago, mainly due to a tough comparison that included the home-entertainment release of The Hunger Games as well as timing of TV deliveries. Adjusted EBITDA of $56.5 million …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks have a new long-term carriage agreement in place with A+E Networks covering channels such as A&E, Lifetime and HISTORY. The multiplatform pact sees the continued carriage of, among others, LMN, Bio., H2, HISTORY en Espanol, Crime & Investigation Network and Military …