Media Companies Join to Extend the Brands of YouTube Stars

Keywords Press will release six to 10 titles annually, both in print and digital formats.



Cable Fees and Football Help Profits Climb at Fox

The Super Bowl, new digital streaming TV deals and higher fees for its cable networks resulted in a stronger-than-expected gain in quarterly profit at 21st Century Fox.



Business Briefing: Dreamworks Animation Posts Loss as ‘Mr. Peabody’ Falters

DreamWorks Animation SKG posted a first-quarter loss on Tuesday after taking a large charge on the box-office weakness of “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.”

Imax Selling 20 Percent of Its China Business

After making an $80 million investment, China Media Capital and FountainVest Partners will help the unit, China Imax, complete a public offering.

‘Noah’ Is No. 1 Despite Complaints

The biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky raked in an estimated $44 million in domestic ticket sales over the weekend, including $6.2 million from giant Imax screens.

    



Disney Buys Maker Studios, Video Supplier for YouTube

The $500 million deal gives the Walt Disney Company an online video company with a subscriber base of 380 million.

    



Disney and Shanghai Media Group Plan to Collaborate on Movies

Writers based in the United States will team up with Chinese writers and filmmakers to develop stories and scripts that incorporate Chinese themes in Disney movies, the studio said.

    

At Disney, a Celebration That Was a Long Time Coming

Walt Disney Animation won its first animated-feature Oscar on Sunday for “Frozen,” and with it a new lease on life after a difficult transition to computer-aided filmmaking.

    



DreamWorks Plans Interactive Attractions Tied to Shrek Franchise

The studio is announcing a partnership with Merlin Entertainments, the operators of such themed attractions as Legoland parks and Madame Tussauds.

    



Punching Above Its Weight, Upstart Netflix Pokes at HBO

If there is a rivalry between the two, it is by many measures a mismatch. But that hasn’t stopped the salivation at the story line: Netflix, the Silicon Valley interloper, taking on HBO, the establishment player.

    



Chasing Their Star, on YouTube

The message to aspiring video makers on YouTube is clear, and seductive: Attract an audience, build your brand. But success, let alone stardom and wealth, remains elusive.

    



A Tablet for Children That Comes With Its Own Penguins

The DreamTab, produced by Fuhu and DreamWorks Animation, will regularly update with custom content from the animation studio.

    



Strong Profit Margin at Paramount Pictures Underlines a Hollywood Shift

Brad Grey of Paramount Pictures has chosen to produce fewer films, giving up revenue, but increasing profitability as the industry moves into survival mode.

    



Common Sense: Studios Unfazed by Colossal Wrecks

The blockbuster model, despite a surplus of coming titles and a frightful recent track record, remains a profitable model for the biggest filmmakers.

    



A Sundance Lineup Laced With Race, Horror and Family Turmoil

The film festival’s 2014 competition will include projects devoted to volatile issues, as well as documentaries about topics like childhood obesity.

    



A Scorsese Film Gets In Under the Oscar Wire

Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was completed last week and hurriedly scheduled for movie industry screenings.

    



Hollywood Studios Facing Upheaval at Highest Levels

A rolling realignment, seemingly change for change’s sake, has knocked out executives and producers at several major studios.

    



Same Time, Same Channel? TV Woos Kids Who Can’t Wait

In their efforts to attract children, television networks are starting to show programs online before they appear on old-fashioned TV.

    



Bieber’s Manager Starts Music Investment Fund

Scooter Braun is assembling a group of managers and musicians, and raising an investment fund intended to strengthen their position in the music industry, people with knowledge of the plan say.

    



Dreamworks Animation Profit Falls, Though Shares Stay Strong

Executives worked hard during a call with analysts to focus attention on the company’s film pipeline and an aggressive expansion into consumer products.