World Screen

LUXEMBOURG, May 7: RTL Group posted an 8.7-percent increase in EBITA for the first quarter to 188 million euros, despite a 2-percent dip in revenues to 1.3 billion euros. The EBITA increase was mainly driven by the performance of the …

KIRKLAND/OVERLAND PARK, May 7: Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Google are among the investors in a new company, formed by Sprint and Clearwire Corporation, focused on the deployment of a nationwide wireless broadband network. Clearwire Corporation and Sprint Nextel Corporation …

LOS ANGELES, May 7: The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has suspended contract negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), citing the union’s “unreasonable demands.” On Friday, the two organizations agreed to extend negotiations “as long as …

BURBANK, May 7: The Walt Disney Company released its second-quarter results late yesterday, delivering a 22-percent rise in profits to $1.1 billion on a 10-percent revenue increase to $8.7 billion. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter increased …

LONDON, May 6: IMG Digital Media has appointed Clive Baker as its chief technical officer and Angela Kyle as its commercial director, based in London. In his new role as chief technical officer for IMG Digital Media, Baker will be …

COLOGNE, May 6: ohm:tv has optioned the format Welcome to the Neighborhood, created by RTL II, in France through Coyote conseil and in Belgium and the Netherlands through Endemol International. ONTV previously optioned the format for Spain, and final negotiations …

LOS ANGELES, May 6: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) has taken on the U.S. DVD distribution rights to Animalia, based on the illustrated children’s alphabet book by Graeme Base. Animalia is currently airing on Animania HD and PBS in the U.S., …

LONDON, May 6: ITV1’s broadcast of Power’s $30-million two-part disaster mini-series Flood on Sunday and Monday achieved strong viewing figures, ranking as the number one program for both nights. The first part of the mini-series, which aired on Sunday, May …

UNIVERSAL CITY, May 6: Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) has reached a multi-year licensing agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the exclusive free-TV rights in Flemish-speaking Belgium to its current and upcoming feature films. The agreement also …

NEW YORK, May 6: The Nielsen Company has confirmed that the 24-hour Spanish-language network V-me is now available in 50 percent—6 million—of all U.S. Hispanic TV homes. V-me’s original, first-run, exclusive programming includes prime-time drama, music, sports, current affairs and …