World Screen

PHILADELPHIA: Fourth-quarter revenues at Comcast Corporation were up by 2.9 percent to $9.1 billion, with profit more than doubling to $955 million. The full-year profit, meanwhile, grew from $2.5 billion to $3.6 billion, on revenues that rose 3.9 percent to …

NEW YORK: Ann Julienne, France Télévisions’ head of international development, discusses the new structure at the broadcasting group and its doc output, revealing in this video interview details of an upcoming expansion of the well-received Apocalypse: The Second World War series.   …

NEW YORK: News Corporation’s second-quarter revenues climbed 10 percent to $8.7 billion, delivering a net income of $254 million, versus the year-ago loss of $6.4 billion. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO, said of the results: "Our strong top-line revenue growth …

LONDON: ITV Studios’ online comedy Brian Pern has been commissioned for a second season of eight episodes by BBC Comedy for BBC Online. Starring Simon Day (The Fast Show) in the title role, Brian Pern is the video-blog of the eponymous, yet …

LONDON: Virgin Media is to offer Eurosport HD to its 3.7 million customers starting in April as part of its growing stable of high-definition channels. Eurosport HD is a simulcast version of Eurosport, and will feature a range of sports …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Three channels from the National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) portfolio are headed to the IPTV platform Belgacom in Belgium this month: National Geographic Channel (NGC), NGC HD and Nat Geo Wild HD. NGC presents a look at science, technology, …

NEW YORK: Reporting strong results at its studio and networks divisions, Time Warner returned to profit in the fourth quarter, following its year-ago loss of $16 billion. In Q4, the company reported improved revenues of $7.3 billion, with a net …

NEW YORK: In expanding its New York operation, Al Roker Entertainment is launching a full-service creative production company that will include state-of-the-art facilities to create, produce and edit commercials, corporate films and videos, webisodes, TV promos and branded content for …

BOSTON: Frontline is developing a new hour-long documentary exploring the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, which is slated to air on PBS in the coming months and will be available to the international market from PBS International. Tentatively titled …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment is launching Sundance Channel in Canada on March 1, showcasing a range of feature films, festival-selected shorts, documentaries and original series. The schedule of Sundance Channel is built around six programming blocks, anchored weeknights in prime time …