World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Dr. Drew Pinsky, best known for VH1’s Celebrity Rehab franchise and his role hosting the syndicated radio show Loveline, has formed Dr. Drew Productions, a Los Angeles-based company that will focus on reality TV projects featuring himself as …

SANTA MONICA: Amid its battle with Carl Icahn, Lionsgate—which has confirmed that it is appealing the Canadian ruling over its ‘poison pill’ defense—has announced that its fiscal 2010 results are better than expected, with an EBITDA of more than $115 million. The …

ENGLEWOOD: Andrea Wong, the former president and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services, has joined the board of directors of Liberty Media. Prior to Lifetime, Wong served a 14-year tenure at ABC, where she held a variety of roles, including as …

MUNICH: Stronger ad revenues in Germany helped ProSiebenSat.1 Group raise its Q1 profits from last year’s 1.7 million euros to 21.2 million euros. The European broadcasting group reported an EBITDA of 128.6 million euros—a 37.1 percent jump. It attributed the improved …

LOS ANGELES: A new agreement will see up to 20 Warner Bros. films released in IMAX format through 2013, including the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2. Other Warner Bros. movies that will be released …

NEW YORK: America: The Story of Us broke ratings records for HISTORY this week. Executive producer Jane Root reveals in this video interview the background of the ambitious project and the plans to format the show in other territories.   An …

LONDON: Sky News will launch in high definition on May 6 at 9 p.m., coinciding with the roll out of the election special Decision Time. The Sky News HD channel will simulcast alongside Sky News’ standard-definition service. From May 10, HD …

LONDON: BSkyB’s pre-tax profit rose from £63 million to £349 million in the third quarter, with the satellite platform’s results boosted by strong take-up of its HD service as well as the disposal of some of its shares in ITV. Sky …

NEW YORK: Following cost-cutting initiatives and a rise in advertising revenues, Viacom reported a 38-percent increase in profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, rising from $177 million to $245 million. The company reported overall revenues of $2.8 billion, down …

NEW YORK: Best known as good guy Brandon Walsh on the classic ’90s series Beverly Hills 90210, Jason Priestley is taking on a very different character in E1 Entertainment’s dark comedy Call Me Fitz. In this video interview he talks …