World Screen

NEW YORK, May 8: Comedy Central has greenlit The Gong Show with Dave Attell, an updated version of the 1970’s variety-show spoof, to premiere on July 17. The Gong Show with Dave Attell is executive produced by Happy Madison Productions …

LONDON, May 8: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has concluded an electronic-sell-through (EST) agreement with Scandinavian home-entertainment provider Bonver to make current and library Sony Pictures titles available for purchase on its online service, www.film2home.com, in Norway, Sweden and Finland. …

ATHENS, May 8: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the tender process for the sale of the broadcast and exhibition rights for all territories within Europe for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 and the Games of the …

SILVER SPRING, May 8: First-quarter revenues at Discovery Communications increased by 12 percent to $795 million, led by gains at the company’s international networks. In the U.S., revenues were up 3 percent to $491 million. Excluding Travel Channel, which Discovery …

LONDON, May 8: Virgin Media’s first-quarter revenues were stable as compared to the year-ago period, dipping just 2 percent to £1 billion, while net loss fell from £120.3 million to £104.4 million. “Our first-quarter results represent another solid operational performance,” …

NEW YORK, May 8: NBC Universal is looking to further build its presence in New York City, unveiling plans for a 24-hour local news channel as well as its intentions to build a new office to house divisions that can …

LONDON, May 8: A new Screen Digest report says that the total pay-TV penetration in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will climb from 40 percent at the end of 2007 to 60 percent by 2012, with nearly half of the …

ENGLEWOOD, May 8: While revenues gained 24 percent to $2.6 billion, Liberty Global posted a wider net loss for the first quarter of $155.6 million from the year-ago period’s $136.1 million loss, partly as a result of higher interest and …

GÜTERSLOH, May 8: Bertelsmann posted a 35 million euros profit for the first quarter of 2008, versus a 70 million euros loss this time last year, on slightly diminished revenues of 4.2 billion euros. The company also recorded a 9.6-percent …

NEW YORK, May 8: Net profit at News Corporation for the third quarter soared from $871 million to $2.7 billion, thanks to a one-time $1.7 billion tax-free gain from its DIRECTV asset swap with Liberty Media. The conglomerate posted quarterly …