World Screen

ISMANING, May 29: EM.Sport Media today announced a deal to sell its EM.Entertainment kids’ content business to Belgium’s Studio100 for an initial price of 41 million euros. The sale of the children’s programming arm has been in the works since …

ALVISO, May 29: First-quarter profit at TiVo jumped from last year’s $835,000 to $3.6 million, on revenues of $54.9 million. "This quarter was about improving our financial profile by managing our subscription acquisition costs, making progress on our key growth …

LONDON, May 29: The BBC Trust has released the results of its review of bbc.co.uk, calling it an “excellent service” but noting that “tighter management” controls are needed as a result of “poor financial accountability.” BBC Trust praised bbc.co.uk for …

COPENHAGEN, May 28: Nordisk Film TV World will attend DISCOP with a range of new formats, including the sing-along quiz show Doobidoo. Also on offer from Nordisk are Melody Challenge, which searches for a nation’s best song; 71 Degrees North, …

LONDON, May 28: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has taken on a blue-chip wildlife special from Content Mint, which won the development prize, judged at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), that NGTI co-sponsored with ABC Australia. ABC TV Documentaries …

BURBANK, May 28: Starz Media’s Starz Productions is working on a new comedy film, Table for Three, which features a cast of young Hollywood actors, to be released in theaters later this year, followed by a DVD release by Anchor …

LOS ANGELES, May 28: Azteca América has entered into an alliance with Fuerza Informativa Azteca (FIA) to boost its news output, including the creation of a state-of-the-art HD studio at its parent headquarters in Mexico City. The alliance creates a …

TORONTO, May 28: Weekly Reader Publishing Group and CCI Entertainment have announced an agreement to jointly develop and produce a range of educational content for the consumer market. The exclusive development and production agreement is aimed at introducing a lineup …

PARIS, May 28: Taffy Entertainment has secured its first broadcast presale for the new animated series Geronimo Stilton with Radio-Canada, to air in its 2009-2010 schedule. Based on the children’s chapter book series of the same name, Geronimo Stilton is …

LONDON, May 28: Power has grown its global production, sales and distribution operations with the opening of offices in Singapore and Miami. The Miami office is managed by Pepe Echegaray, the VP of sales and distribution for Latin America, while …