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KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive saw revenues of $553 million in the fourth quarter, up 10 percent from the prior-year period. There was also double-digit growth in the period from advertising revenue, which reached $394 million, an 11-percent gain. Affiliate fee revenues were up 5.7 percent year-on-year to $147 million. Segment …

LOS ANGELES: Universal Pictures’ 2011 film Bridesmaids is the number one most-ordered VOD title ever, with more than 4.8 million rentals in four months of release. The R-rated female comedy starring Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live) will be available on VOD until February 29 and has grossed more than $24 …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate Entertainment reported a third-quarter net loss of $1.7 million, compared to the prior year’s Q3 loss of $6 million. Revenues were down from last year’s $422.9 million to $323 million. EBITDA was $16.3 million for the third quarter, compared to EBITDA of $10.2 million in the year-ago …

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company has promoted Meghan Sheridan to the role of director of children’s entertainment and Blanca Lista to director of feature development. Sheridan joined the children’s entertainment department at the company in 2010. Previously, she worked with the production teams of Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Train, …

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Google has updated the YouTube app for Google TV, with additions such as a new feature called "Discover," which lets users browse channels by categories. Product manager Jurek Foryciarz said in a blog post that the updates will make it "faster and easier to find great content, adding …

LOS ANGELES: Opus Distribution has taken on distribution for the Peakviewing Transatlantic library of films, which includes around 20 titles. Included in the catalogue are Beauty and the Beast, The Christmas Stallion, The Last Leprechaun and The Little Unicorn, among others. Opus now holds the worldwide distribution rights for the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer of Netflix, and Gerhard Zeiler, currently the CEO of RTL Group, have joined the lineup of speakers for the NAB Show, which takes place from April 14 to 19 in Las Vegas. Sarandos will take part in a Content Theater Q&A session on April …

ATLANTA: TBS has greenlit the new comedy Sullivan and Son, starring Steve Byrne and executive produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long. Byrne, a comedian, will also serve as executive producer on the series. The show is from Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show Productions, in association with Warner …

NEW YORK: The ABC Television Network has been selected as the "Highest Rated Media Company" in the 2011 Advertiser Perceptions’ Intelligence Report. From a pool of 25 media companies and more than 500 media brands, ABC took the top honor. The network also ranked number one in the Brand Strength …

DALLAS/ENGLEWOOD: Starz Entertainment’s premium channels and other services will continue to be offered through AT&T U-verse TV through a new multi-year extension. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers can access 19 Starz premium channels; 14 Starz and Encore channels; West Coast feeds of the flagship Starz and Encore channels; Indieplex, Retroplex and the …