Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB, VIA) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. Fiscal Year 2016 Results (in millions, except per share amounts) Quarter Ended September 30, B/(W) Year Ended September 30, B/(W) 2016 2015 2016 vs. 2015 2016 2015 2016 vs. 2015 GAAP Revenues $ …
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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today reported earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 1, 2016. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter increased 16% to $1.10 from $0.95 in the prior-year quarter. Excluding certain items affecting comparability(1), EPS for the quarter decreased 8% to …
Read More »‘Doctor Strange’ Wins Boosted Box Office
From Doctor Strange to Trolls to Denis Villeneuve’s new cerebral sci-fi thriller Arrival, movies playing at the North American box office enjoyed a rare collective boost over the weekend as consumers flocked to the cinema seemingly seeking escapism following the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election and Donald Trump’s surprise victory. Marvel and Disney’s Doctor Strange easily stayed …
Read More »Image Grabs Spy Seal
When critically-acclaimed cartoonist Rich Tommaso (SHE WOLF) posted his drawing of a character Spy Seal on Facebook he had no idea it would be met with such immediate fan enthusiasm, Hollywood studio interest, and an ongoing series announcement. Image Comics has now revealed that SPY SEAL by Rich Tommaso is …
Read More »VIZ Media Announces Pokemon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration Book
VIZ Media expands its critically acclaimed art book and POKÉMON collection with the acquisition of the North American publishing rights for the POKÉMON ADVENTURES 20TH ANNIVERSARY ILLUSTRATION BOOK: THE ART OF POKÉMON ADVENTURES. A first-of-its-kind release, THE ART OF POKÉMON ADVENTURES is scheduled for a print release in Fall 2017 and celebrates two …
Read More »Beowulf Comes To Image
Santiago García and David Rubín team up to put a fresh—and wholly blood-soaked—spin on the violent and savage tale of BEOWULF in a new English translation of the 1,000-year-old myth. It will be collected in a lush, full-color hardcover this December from Image Comics. The story of Beowulf has inspired …
Read More »Crime Pays in the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
The back-alleys of Azeroth’s biggest trade city are bustling with smugglers, assassins, and outcast magic users—and they’re about to become your closest allies in Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, the fourth expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s Hearthstone digital card game. Opportunity awaits in the dark corners of Gadgetzan, and those with the spunk and street smarts …
Read More »The Few Will Rise This January
Critically lauded writer and playwright Sean Lewis (SAINTS) and red-hot artist Hayden Sherman team up for a brand-new limited dystopian maxi-series, coming this January from Image Comics. THE FEW combines the action of Mad Max with a Station Eleven sensibility in this sci-fi series for mature readers. In a dystopian future, two survivalist brothers stumble …
Read More »Machine Zone and Square Enix Announce Partnership to Develop FINAL FANTASY XV Mobile MMO Game
Machine Zone and Square Enix jointly announced a groundbreaking partnership between the two companies to develop the first ever mobile massive-multiplayer game set in FINAL FANTASY XV. The new game, which will be developed by a new MZ game studio, will combine the characters, storyline and soundtrack from FINAL FANTASY XV …
Read More »‘Doctor Strange’ Casts Spell Over Box Office
Doctor Strange opened to a far better-than-expected $85 million from 3,882 theaters at the North American box office, adding another franchise to the expanding Marvel Studios and Disney superhero universe and putting the movie’s early global total at a magical $325.4 million. Overseas, the pic earned another $118.7 million this weekend. Doctor Strange, …
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