World Screen

CANNES, May 20: Cyrte Investments, set up by John de Mol, has acquired Los Angeles-based Spitfire Pictures, founded by Nigel Sinclair and Guy East, and will be merging it with the British studio Hammer Film Productions. Cyrte already owns a …

LONDON/SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, May 20: Lionsgate has teamed with the Indian filmed-entertainment studio Eros International for a joint venture that will distribute content from Lionsgate, as well as other English-language fare, within South Asia across theatrical, home entertainment, television and new …

LOS ANGELES, May 20: The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has said that negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are tackling some “challenging issues, and a resolution may not be quick or …

NEW YORK, May 20: Shine Group’s chief executive and chairman, Elisabeth Murdoch, will serve as the Gala Chair for the 36th International Emmy Awards, set to take place November 24 in New York City. “By bringing Reveille under the Shine …

October 2007 It doesn’t happen often that a person reaches his 50s and feels the excitement of a new beginning. But that is exactly the position John de Mol is in. After building an extremely successful career as a co-founder …

NEW YORK, May 20: News Corporation has further increased its stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere to 25.01 percent. In January, News Corp. picked up an initial 14.58 percent interest for 287 million euros from Unity Media. In February, the …

April 2008 After holding the position of managing director of Sky Networks, Elisabeth Murdoch set up her own production company, Shine Group, in 2001. She sought out the best talent the British market could offer. She acquired the drama producer …

LAS VEGAS/SANTA FE, May 19: New Mexico-based Zia Film Distribution has signed an agreement to represent the worldwide rights to Popovich: Comedy Pet Theater, a series featuring Russian-born Gregory Popovich, a runner-up on NBC’s America’s Got Talent last year. As …

HENDERSONVILLE, May 19: BlueHighways TV (BHTV), a multiplatform network that explores the people, stories, traditions and music of America, has inked a multi-year distribution agreement that will make its linear and VOD services available to Comcast Cable subscribers. BHTV programming …

MUMBAI, May 19: TinselVision, an online VOD channel featuring Indian and Bollywood entertainment content, will include titles from the UTV catalogue as part of its offerings. Films such as Swades, Chup Chup Ke, Life in a Metro and Taxi No. …