Hollywood Reporter: Media and entertainment executives are so bullish on their industry that half are itching to make an acquisition during the next 12 months, according to a new report from EY (formerly Ernst & Young). The research firm surveyed 70 M&E execs on a range of issues, including mergers. In 2013, only 23 percent of the executives said they’d pursue an acquisition within 12 months; in 2014, the figure had climbed to 40 percent. Now it’s 50 percent, and among those, 89 percent are looking at foreign companies. “After years of contraction and stagnation, there is increasing confidence that economic stability is here to stay.”