World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is set to resume talks with the Hollywood producers on February 17 and 18, almost three months after contract negotiations broke down. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers …

TORONTO: Cuppa Coffee Studios is in discussions with a U.S. distribution and media company to exploit its mock-reality animated comedy Life’s a Zoo.tv as a multiplatform brand.  Talks started in December to utilize Life’s a Zoo‘s cross-media potential.  "It’s simple," …

NEW YORK: The 51st Annual Grammy Awards brought in 19 million viewers to CBS on Sunday, propelling the network to the number one spot in several key demos, including households, total viewers and adults 18 to 49. The music awards ceremony …

NEW YORK: Animation Collective and HandMade Films have teamed up to present Eloise in Africa, an animated feature that follows 6-year-old heroine Eloise on a new international adventure.   A classic in children’s literature, Eloise was written by Kay Thompson and featured …

EL SEGUNDO: The DIRECTV Group has reported fourth-quarter revenues of $5.31 billion, a 9-percent increase on the year-ago period, with a net profit of $332 million, driven by subscriber increases at its U.S. and Latin American operations. "Strong fourth quarter financial results …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has ordered a new series that follows renowned peak-performance strategist Tony Robbins as he guides participants through tough personal challenges. The series is being produced by Reveille, the company behind NBC hit and transformational reality series The …

NEW YORK: CariDee English, winner of the seventh season of America’s Next Top Model, will host a new competition series for Oxygen that challenges good-looking women to beautify their personalities.   Pretty Wicked will follow as a group of girls are …

LONDON: Pay-TV platforms, business-to-business publishers and diversified media agencies are "best placed" to weather the current economic downturn, according to the Ernst & Young report Media and Entertainment…By the Numbers. The report indicates that for many traditional media companies, cutting costs …

HILVERSUM: Charlie Gardner, the director of communications at Endemol U.K., takes on a new international role as the global head of public relations for the company. Gardner will be responsible for Endemol’s worldwide media communications. He will report to and …

ENCINO: Solid Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Star Trash, an off-beat investigative doc that looks at America’s obsession with all things celebrity related.  Star Trash features interviews with journalists, sociologists, celebrity gossip bloggers and fans. Filmmakers "Tom" and …