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LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has signed up for the pilot of the tentatively-titled scripted series HR, slated to air next year. The drama, written by Glenn Porter (I Melt with You), follows the career of a director of human resources after she suffers a head injury that causes her to feel …

NEW YORK: Time Warner saw its net income fall 33 percent in the second quarter, with growth at the networks segment offset by declines at the film and TV entertainment and publishing units. Net income was down from Q2 2011’s $638 million to $430 million for the second quarter of …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation reported revenue of $15.2 billion for its second quarter, up 6.1 percent from a year ago, and net income rose to $1.35 billion, up 32 percent. Revenue for NBCUniversal was down slightly, 0.8 percent, to $5.5 billion. Revenue at the cable networks segment grew 3.6 percent to …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Jeff Bader, who was most recently the executive VP of planning, scheduling and distribution at the ABC Entertainment Group, has taken up a post at NBC Entertainment. Bader has been appointed as the president of program planning, strategy and research at the company, where he will be reporting …

SAN FRANCISCO: Scott Hanock has been named the new VP and international sales manager for AFL Productions. In this newly created role that aims to expand AFL’s global program licensing business, Hanock will work in Los Angeles under Yuri Volodarsky, the company’s head of development and production. Hanock previously served …

NEW YORK: Viacom’s third-quarter profit was down 7 percent, impacted by weak theatrical revenues and lower ad sales. Viacom earned $534 million in the quarter, compared to the year ago’s $574 million. Revenue fell 14 percent to $3.24 billion. At the networks, revenue fell 5 percent, with U.S. advertising down …

NEW YORK: Net income was up 8 percent at CBS Corporation in its second quarter to $427 million, though revenue did slip. Q2 revenue came in at $3.48 billion compared with the year ago’s $3.59 billion. CBS attributed the performance to two key factors: the company’s initial multi-year digital streaming …

LOS ANGELES: Saban Brands has bolstered its digital capabilities with the acquisition of the mobile games developer and publisher The Playforge, behind the hit Zombie Farm. Zombie Farm was the third highest grossing iOS app in 2011 and a top 10 grossing game for nearly two years, with more than …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has scored the rights to develop a show based on the Japanese manga Black Jack, from creator Osamu Tezuka, who is also behind Astro Boy. Black Jack has sold more than 50 million copies in Japan and has been translated in a slew of countries …

BURBANK: Peter Seymour has been promoted to the newly created post of executive VP and chief financial officer at the Disney/ABC Television Group, reporting directly to Anne Sweeney. The move consolidates financial leadership for the entertainment portfolio under one executive. Seymour, who had most recently been serving as executive VP …