World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Circus Road Films has acquired the worldwide theatrical, television and home-entertainment rights to the satirical feature Banksy’s Coming for Dinner, starring Joan Collins.  Collins stars as the host of a dinner party thrown for Banksy, the real-life but anonymous …

LONDON: ITV is forecasting a stabilization of the British TV advertising market, projecting a 4-percent increase in its net advertising revenues for December. For the nine months ended September 30, the British broadcasting group reported revenues of £1.3 billion, down …

MUNICH/LOS ANGELES: Beloved Berlin Wall, Rabbit Without Ears 2 and Henry of Navarre have joined the catalogue of Bavaria Film International.  Bavaria picked up all rights outside German-speaking Europe for Beloved Berlin Wall and will host two full-length screenings of …

MUNICH: The net loss at ProSiebenSat.1 Media increased in the third quarter to 12.7 million euros, with revenues down to 559.4 million euros, as a result of the challenging ad market. The broadcasting group hailed its cost-cutting efforts in the …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment has taken on the motion-picture rights from Hasbro to produce Risk, based on the classic board game.  The film will be produced and developed by Hasbro’s Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir and Overbrook Entertainment’s James …

CINCINNATI: Scripps Networks Interactive has triumphed in the bidding war for Travel Channel, acquiring a 65-percent stake in a deal that values that lifestyle cable network at $975 million. Scripps will enter into a joint venture with Travel Channel’s current owner, …

NEW YORK: For the first quarter, News Corporation recorded a net income of $571 million, an 11-percent increase on the year-ago period, on revenues that slipped 4 percent to $7.2 billion.  “I am pleased that News Corporation has delivered exceptionally …

BURBANK: ABC Social: Episode Commentary is a new feature of ABC.com’s Full Episode Player that allows online viewers to create their own commentary tracks and share them through Facebook Connect.   The new commentary service launches on November 7 with …

LONDON: September Films has been tapped to produce a new hour-long documentary for TLC that serves as a follow up to 650lb Virgin, which was the channel’s highest rated doc of 2009.  650lb Virgin: The Weight is Over will look …

LOS ANGELES: A Funny or Die branded YouTube channel is set to launch, featuring a hand-selected slate of hit videos from the popular comedy website.  Funny or Die co-founders Will Ferrell and Adam McKay kick off the launch with an …