World Screen

PALISADES PARK: In its 21st year as the exclusive international distributor of the Grammy Awards, Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has signed on a slew of international broadcasters for the upcoming 52nd annual music event. ITV in the U.K., Canwest …

HONG KONG: The CASBAA Convention opened in Hong Kong today with good news about the region’s subscription TV industry; the number of pay-TV homes in Asia now stands at 326 million, showing an increase of 26 million homes this year. …

LOS ANGELES: The Aura Film Partnership, formed by Christopher Petzel, the CEO of investment-banking and private-equity firm Broadside Capital, will focus on the production, acquisition and worldwide distribution of independent feature films.  The Aura Film Partnership has established an initial fund of $50 …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications’ revenues for the third quarter were stable at $854 million, 1-percent higher than this time last year, with a profit of $95 million, down from $134 million. U.S. revenues at the company gained 5 percent to …

SANTA MONICA: Madman Entertainment has taken on the Australian and New Zealand Distribution rights for Chris Rock’s Good Hair from Cinema Management Group. The doc explores the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relations and self-esteem of America’s biggest …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation has released its third-quarter results, with a net income of $944 million, reflecting an 18-percent increase, on revenues that rose 3 percent to $8.8 billion. Announcing the results, Brian L. Roberts, the chairman and CEO of Comcast …

   SANTA MONICA: Moving Pictures Film and Television has taken on the international rights to Wake, its first acquisitions since adding Gary Hirsch, formerly with First Look Studios and Sony Pictures, to its team. Wake stars Bijou Phillips (Almost Famous, …

NEW YORK: Google has teamed up with Sesame Workshop to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic kids’ property Sesame Street by featuring original "Google doodles" of the show’s classic characters on its homepage.  The search engine has created modifications …

November 4-8 The Workstation, Sheffield, U.K. Starting today, the international documentary community will come together in Sheffield for five days to celebrate the art and business of documentary making. Part film festival, part industry session program and part marketplace, Sheffield …

NEW YORK: Time Warner’s revenues for the third quarter were $7.1 billion, a 6-percent reduction on the year-ago period, while net profit fell 38 percent to $661 million. “Time Warner is firmly on track to post solid results this year …