Exec Shuffle and Rep Moves for 10/24/14, Alibaba Wants a Piece of Lionsgate, AMC Buys a Chunk of BBC-A

Exec Shuffle for 10/24/14: WB Launches Blue Ribbon Studios, Mila Kunis Starts Shingle Orchard Farm Productions, and More

Also included are other company launches, as well as hirings and promotions at the studios, production companies and pods. (SSN)

Rep Moves for 10/24/14: John Singleton Now at ICM, Michelle Williams Moves to WME, and More

Other moves include Episode VII star Daisy Ridley signs with CAA, Stana Katic lands at Gersh and Wanda Sykes heads to UTA. (SSN)

Alibaba Wants to Buy a Big Chunk of Lionsgate

Chinese online service, flush with billions of dollars after last month’s IPO, is interested in purchasing 37 percent of the company. (NYP)

AMC Networks Pony Up $200 Million for 49.9 Percent Stake in BBC-America

New York-based AMC will have operational control of BBC America and manage it as a stand-alone channel, adding to its portfolio that also includes AMC, IFC and SundanceTV. (USAT)

Aereo’s Last Legal Hope Was Just Snuffed By Court Ruling

A U.S. District judge in the Southern New York region granted broadcasters a nationwide injunction against the service, essentially giving it a TKO. (DH)

It Appears SVOD Is Going to Be a Very Lucrative Business For the Studios in 2015

Subscription video on demand services Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime are set to spend over $6.8 billion on programming in the coming year. (VAR)

Are We Nearing the End of ‘CSI’? CBS Cuts Show’s Order Down to Just 18 Episodes

Network says it’s an “inventory issue,” with other shows like The Mentalist and Vince Gilligan’s Battle Creek waiting in the wings. (MF)

The Comic Book World Keeps Coming to TV, But Not in the Way You Think

Greg Berlanti is bringing Archie and the gang to Fox in hour-long drama, Riverdale, with Warner TV producing. (NSA)

Trailer Buzz: ‘Bloodline’

The next big Netflix show, starring Emmy winner Kyle Chandler and from the creators of Damages, premieres in March, 2015.(TV)

Screenwriters: ‘Goldeneye’

The 156-page first draft by Michael France, dated January, 1994. (DS)