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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: USA Network veteran Bill McGoldrick is taking over as executive VP of original content at Syfy, while Jackie de Crinis takes on an expanded role at USA. McGoldrick takes over responsibility for the development and production of Syfy's original programming, replacing outgoing exec Mark Stern. He will …

STAMFORD/BEVERLY HILLS: WWE Studios and Film Roman are going to co-finance and co-produce up to 13 three-minute webisodes of a new adult animated series, Camp WWE. Film Roman is the animation studio behind The Simpsons and King of the Hill. It will now help to bring to life an animated …

NEW YORK: In the first quarter, 21st Century Fox earned $1.26 billion, compared with a profit of $2.23 billion a year prior, when one-time gains from the sale of its stake in pay-TV software company NDS Group lifted results. The fiscal earnings were also hurt by start-up costs for two …

NEW YORK: Net income rose 44 percent at Time Warner to $1.19 billion, with the strong performance from the cable networks helping to offset sluggishness in the film and magazine units. Revenue at the cable unit, which includes Turner Broadcasting channels such as CNN and premium movie service HBO, was …

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 …