World Screen

ENGLEWOOD/PARIS/MIAMI, May 7: DISH Network will add Eurochannel to its international channel lineup on April 30, with all programs broadcast in their original audio with English subtitles. Eurochannel, a 24/7 network that provides a window into Europe, will be available …

SYDNEY, May 7: VOX Germany has taken on season eight of Southern Star International’s McLeod’s Daughters, the final installment in the drama series. McLeod’s Daughters, produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television, focuses on the lives of a …

LONDON, May 7: Virgin1 has commissioned three one-off factual programs for its upcoming prime-time lineup, dubbed The Rude Season. Premiering this summer, the hour-long shock-doc tentatively titled My Free Boobs, from Amaze TV, explores the rising Internet trend of social-networking …

STUDIO CITY, May 7: With revenues up 32 percent to $70.6 million in the first quarter, Crown Media Holdings, parent company of the Hallmark Channel in the U.S., has narrowed its net loss to $14.7 million, down from $40.2 million …

NEW YORK, May 7: Comedy Central has secured an agreement for the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a multi-picture package of comedies from The Weinstein Company. Comedy Central will have the first-window premiere rights to the full-length theatrical features Superhero …

LONDON, May 7: The BBC and ITV have rolled out their joint venture Freesat, a free digital satellite service reaching 98 percent of households in the U.K. Launched yesterday, Freesat has 80-plus free digital channels spanning television, radio and interactive—plus …

STOCKHOLM, May 7: Zodiak Television kicked off 2008 with a record first quarter, posting a 51-percent rise in revenues to SEK 355.6 million ($58.8 million), with net profit more than doubling to SEK 24.7 million ($4.1 million) and operating profit …

NEW YORK, May 7: Bravo chief Lauren Zalaznick, today upped to a new role overseeing NBC Universal’s women’s and lifestyle entertainment cable networks, has unveiled Women@NBCU, which is being positioned as a combination of media assets reaching female viewers across …

EL SEGUNDO, May 7: The DTH operator The DIRECTV Group has released its Q1 financials, with revenues up 17 percent to $4.6 billion and profits up 10 percent to $371 million. The company also noted a 17-percent hike in operating …

NEW YORK, May 7: Cablevision Systems Corporation, whose portfolio of cable networks also includes AMC, IFC and WE tv, has reached a deal to acquire the Sundance Channel from current owners NBC Universal, CBS Corporation, Showtime Networks and founder Robert …