World Screen

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, November 13: For the year ended September 30, 2008, revenues at Jetix Europe were down 18 percent to 136.9 million euros, with net profit falling 44 percent to 21.3 million euros. Channel and online revenues fell by 15 percent …

WINNIPEG, November 13: With a view to reducing annual costs by C$61 million, Canwest Global Communications Corp. has announced a planned reduction in its workforce of about 560 positions—5 percent of its total employee base. The reduction will be achieved …

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13: Children Now, a nonpartisan research and advocacy organization, has released a report on "substantial deficiencies" in kids' educational TV on the broadcast networks in the U.S., calling into question "broadcasters' commitments to the nation's children." Educationally/Insufficient? …

LONDON, November 13: In an e-mail to BBC staff, the public broadcaster's director-general, Mark Thompson, has called for additional savings across the group in order to cope with a £140 million shortfall in finances over the next five years. In …

HONG KONG, November 13: While ad revenues in the Asia Pacific are forecast to rise by 5.6 percent to $91.1 billion this year, the rate of growth will drop to 2.5 percent in 2009, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA), …

TOKYO, November 12: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) is taking a majority stake in Dentsu-owned Geneon, a Japanese production-and-distribution outfit, in order to boost its share of the local home-entertainment market. Following the acquisition, Geneon will be merged with Universal …

LONDON, November 12: Inking content supply deals with Sony Pictures Television International and Warner Bros., British supermarket chain Tesco has launched a beta version of its TV-and-film download service. Tesco Digital will deliver from SPTI titles like Spider-Man 3, Open …

NEW YORK/LONDON, November 12: Nielsen will take full control of AGBNielsen Media Research (AGBNMR), the international audience data research firm in which it currently owns a 50-percent stake, through an asset-swap agreement with WPP. In return, Nielsen will transfer to …

LOS ANGELES, November 12: In the heavily broadband-penetrated South Korean market, Warner Bros. is shuttering its DVD marketing and distribution operation, with plans to shift that business to a local licensee. The move comes about six weeks after Warner Bros. …

NEW YORK, November 12: As part of NBC Universal's "Green is Universal" initiative, the series Lipstick Jungle, Saturday Night Live and Nightly News with Brian Williams have committed to being carbon-neutral productions. NBCU will work with consultant Greenhouse Gas Services …