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BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.24 billion, which is 14-percent higher than the year-ago comparison. Revenues for the quarter were up 3 percent, reaching $10.78 billion. Gains were led by the parks and resorts segment, which was up 9 percent in the quarter with its …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate reported revenue of $707 million for its second quarter, up 97 percent from the prior year, lifted by gains from the home-entertainment release of The Hunger Games. Net income of $75.5 million compared to the net loss of $25.3 million in the prior year’s quarter. This profitability …

LOS ANGELES: Global Eagle Acquisition Corp., which was founded by industry veterans Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, has signed a deal to purchase Row 44 and a majority stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance, resulting in a $430 million transaction to create the "largest integrated entertainment platform for the global airline …

LOS ANGELES: Next month Lifetime plans to premiere She Made Them Do It, an original movie based on a real-life convicted felon. Starring Jenna Dewan Tatum (American Horror Story) and Mackenzie Phillips (NYPD Blue), She Made Them Do It tells the story of a criminal named Sarah Pender, who was found …

LOS ANGELES: Next year MTV2 is slated to debut a re-imagination of Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out, a sketch comedy and improv series. The hit show, created, produced and hosted by TV personality Nick Cannon, involves two teams of new comedians and celebrity guests competing in "improv battles." It …

NEW YORK: The Comedy Central veteran Gary Mann has been elevated to the role of senior VP of original programming and development at the all-comedy network. Mann, who is based in Santa Monica, reports to Jim Sharp, the senior VP of original programming and development on the West Coast. Mann has been …

NEW YORK: MTV has brought on Susanne Daniels, formerly the head of programming at The WB Network and president of entertainment at Lifetime, as its new president of programming. In her new role, Daniels will have oversight for all development and programming for the network, including scripted and unscripted series, …

LOS ANGELES: New Regency Productions plans to produce a TV show inspired by Kesem Al Yam Kineret, a novel penned by Israeli author Yoram Kanuik. Published in 1994, Kesem Al Yam Kineret is about a young woman who decides to add more adventure to her life. New Regency Productions is going …

LOS ANGELES: Fox Broadcasting Company is launching a full suite of TV apps, branded FOX NOW, that will provide viewers with enhanced interactive and social functions around their favorite shows, among other features. FOX NOW second-screen engagement apps are currently available on the iOS platform and are launching soon for Android. They …

BURBANK: Production has commenced on the pilot for Phys Ed, a new multi-camera comedy series set to air on ABC Family. Phys Ed focuses on the life of a former jock who becomes a teacher at the high school he attended. The 30-minute show stars Ryan Sypek (Wildfire), Kate Lang Johnson …