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BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company posted a 21-percent increase in profit for its fiscal second quarter, with improved earnings at the ESPN and ABC networks and theme parks. Quarterly net income was $1.14 billion, on revenues that were up 6 percent to $9.6 billion. Media Networks revenues gained 9 percent …

NEW YORK: Drama series, including the soon-to-launch show Saving Hope, lead off Entertainment One (eOne)’s L.A. Screenings highlights.   The company recently extended its first-look deal with producer Ilana Frank and her production outfit, Ilana C. Frank Films, for three more years. Frank is behind the new original drama series …

NEW YORK: TV Land is undergoing a brand revamp for the first time in the network’s 16 year history, with a new and re-imagined logo and redesigned on-air packaging and graphics. Starting tomorrow, the network will feature a refreshed logo, reflecting its evolution from a channel of classic TV to one …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has unveiled its first selections for the 2012-13 season, including the serial-killer drama The Following, starring Kevin Bacon. From writer-producer Kevin Williamson, The Following will star Bacon and James Purefoy. The project, from Warner Bros. Television and Outerbanks Entertainment, is about an ex-FBI agent who is on …

NEW YORK: Second seasons are in the works for a pair of AMC unscripted series: Comic Book Men and Talking Dead. Comic Book Men is executive produced by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) and Charlie Corwin’s Original Media and Elyse Seiden. The show looks at fanboy culture, following the happenings …

NEW YORK: Irv Holender, who relaunched Multicom Entertainment Group earlier this year, says he’s “expecting a robust market” at the Screenings in Los Angeles.   The distribution outfit was originally formed in 1995 and was relaunched at the start of this year. The company made its formal debut at this …

NEW YORK: Live coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will be part of BBC America’s Summer of London lineup, which will also include the U.S. comedy premieres of Twenty Twelve and an Olympic-themed Absolutely Fabulous special. Live coverage will be provided for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and Jubilee Day. …

LOS ANGELES: CBS has filed a federal lawsuit against ABC to halt an upcoming reality show, Glass House, which it says is too similar to the long-running series Big Brother. CBS filed the suit yesterday in the Federal District Court in Los Angeles. The network is seeking a number of …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The fate of Community has been settled, as NBC renewed the Thursday night comedy for a fourth season, joining 30 Rock, which has been picked up for a seventh and final run. NBC gave an order for 13 new episodes of Community. The network is bringing back 30 …

BURBANK: A trio of unscripted series have been renewed by ABC, alongside a number of the network’s hit comedies, among them Modern Family and Suburgatory, and dramas, including Revenge. ABC renewed Shark Tank for a fourth season. Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor are also set to return. The …