World Screen

TORONTO, May 6: The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) has created a production incentive that aims to balance the distribution of financial support to English-language productions across Canada, with the pilot program designed to encourage production in areas where volume has …

LUCERNE, May 6: British programs led the pack in wins at the 48th annual Rose d’Or Festival, with the U.S., Switzerland and the Netherlands also taking home Golden Roses. From a record 402 programs, entered by 181 companies across 34 …

BUENOS AIRES, May 6: Dori Media Group (DMG) has entered into a five-year output deal with Grupo Televisa worth about $7.2 million, with contractual options expected to increase the value of the agreement to $9.5 million. The deal covers broadcasting …

CHICAGO, May 6: Playboy Enterprises has recorded a Q1 loss of $3.1 million, versus the $1.5 million profit in the year-ago period, on revenues of $78.5 million. Playboy posted an 8-percent drop in revenues as a result of “structural and …

PARIS, May 6: First-quarter revenues at M6 dropped 3.3 percent to 327.3 million euros, with a small fall in ad revenues to 165 million euros. While ad revenues were down, non-advertising revenues, from digital channels, diversification and audiovisual rights, gained …

REDMOND, May 6: Microsoft Corporation’s digital entertainment brand Zune is adding new software features and content, including downloads of television shows from MTV Networks and Turner Broadcasting, to its online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription service. Zune …

TORONTO, May 6: For the first time, Canwest Broadcasting and NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution have inked a licensing deal for new and returning product ahead of the L.A. Screenings, including Knight Rider, My Own Worst Enemy and Kath and …

April 2008 Her father, Hugh Hefner, created Playboy magazine and made adult entertainment mainstream. Christie, the company’s chairman and CEO, took the globally recognized rabbit-head brand and gave it new life on TV and home entertainment, the Internet, mobile and …

April 2008 Next year, Fuji Television Network celebrates its 50th anniversary of broadcasting in Japan. Over the years, the terrestrial broadcaster has become the country’s leading commercial network with a mix of drama, variety, sports, news and infotainment. Fuji has …

April 2008 The mega-watt shine of a celebrity’s star power attracts global buyers like moths to a flame. A-listers have the ability to drive a movie to a top box-office take and make magazines fly off the shelf, so it’s …