World Screen

LONDON, October 23: A new report from the Collins Stewart investment banking group projects that British satellite platform BSkyB will fall short of its 10 million subscriber target for 2010. The platform currently has some 8.9 million customers and had …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 22: Following a third-quarter profit plunge from $151 million to $54 million, on flat revenues of $1.8 billion, Yahoo! is making a 10-percent cut in its 15,000-member workforce. “An increasingly challenging economic climate and softening advertising demand …

HAMILTON, October 22: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) now owns 100 percent of Studio 1+1 after acquiring the remaining 10-percent stake in the Ukrainian media group. In July, CME upped its ownership in Studio 1+1 from 60 percent to 90 …

STOCKHOLM, October 22: Viasat will launch a premium on-demand service for ViasatPlus HD subscribers in Scandinavia, beginning in Sweden this week. The offering enables subscribers with a ViasatPlusHD box to watch on demand all current movies on the six thematic …

ARLINGTON, October 22: Anne Sweeney, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, will deliver a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Association’s 2009 International CES, set for January 8 to 11 in Las Vegas. …

LOS ANGELES, October 22: This year’s American Film Market, taking place November 7 to 11 in Santa Monica, will feature a slate of sessions on issues of importance to the independent sector, including film financing, distribution, production incentives and utilizing …

LOS ANGELES, October 22: The critically-acclaimed drama series Dexter has secured an order from Showtime for a fourth and fifth season, consisting of 12 episodes each, which will begin production next spring in Los Angeles. Starring Six Feet Under’s Michael …

UNIVERSAL CITY, October 22: NBC has picked up nine additional episodes of the freshman drama Knight Rider, giving the series, based on the iconic ’80s classic, a full-season order for 2008-09. Knight Rider premiered its new season on September 24, …

SINGAPORE, October 22: NBC Universal’s Global Networks division is launching Universal Channel in Indonesia on the new DTH platform Okevision, owned by the P.T. Nusantara Vision, on November 18. As part of the launch offering, Hallmark Channel will also be …

NEW YORK, October 22: Faith & Values Media, a nonprofit coalition of Christian, Jewish and Muslim groups dedicated to media production, distribution and promotion, has been renamed Odyssey Networks. With the name change, the organization is expanding beyond its TV …