World Screen

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has added the documentary JUMP! from Nutshell Productions to its catalogue, and will launch the title at MIPCOM. The documentary spotlights the competitive sport of jump rope. JUMP! looks to shed light on what is actually a …

TORONTO: M-Net in South Africa has taken on more than 100 hours of programming from DECODE Enterprises, including the series Super Why! The South African pay-TV broadcaster has also acquired Mighty Jungle and Side Show Christmas, as well as further …

LONDON: ITV’s first-half results show a loss before tax of £105 million, on revenues that fell to £909 million as a result of the ad downturn. ITV said it outperformed the market, with its net ad revenues down 15 percent, …

LONDON: Titles from BBC Worldwide’s drama, natural history and factual portfolios have been licensed to a number of New Zealand broadcasters. The natural-history series South Pacific is now to air on TVNZ. The national broadcaster acquired two other productions from …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation’s second-quarter profit rose 53 percent to $967 million, on revenues of $8.9 billion, reflecting a 4.5-percent gain. "We delivered solid results in the second quarter, highlighting the strength of our subscription businesses and our continued focus on …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has unveiled natgeoadventure.tv, a global web destination dedicated to the Nat Geo Adventure channel. Launching around the world this year, the site looks to inspire budding filmmakers, presenters, editors and explorers to showcase …

LOS ANGELES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has struck a deal to launch the E! International Network in Belgium on Telenet this September, adding to existing carriage on Belgacom TV. The channel will be part of Telenet’s Docu & Lifestyle …

NEW YORK: The nightly in-depth conversation series Charlie Rose will be available to a global audience starting in September, across Bloomberg TV, radio, web and mobile. Charlie Rose currently airs on more than 220 PBS channels in the U.S., and …

TORONTO: Four new series are to join the daytime lineup of Canada’s TELETOON, while two new shows will be featuring in the post-9 p.m. schedule. Star Wars: The Clone Wars makes its premiere on TELETOON on September 7, airing regularly Monday …

NEW YORK: Impairment charges resulted in News Corporation posting a loss of $203 million for the fourth quarter and $3.4 billion for a year that Rupert Murdoch called the company’s "most difficult in recent history." Murdoch, chairman and CEO of the …