World Screen

MUMBAI, March 27: A new study from the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) has found that theft and piracy in India's entertainment industry are affecting the country’s economy, resulting in the loss of as many as 800,000 direct jobs and about …

LONDON, March 27: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired a stake in Gogglebox Entertainment, a new British independent production company focused on entertainment formats for the U.K. market. The Hammersmith-based company was established by Mat Steiner and Adam Wood, …

LONDON, March 27: With the recent withdrawal of Toshiba’s HD DVD from the high-definition DVD format war, the Blu-ray format is expected to reach 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008, according to the Strategy Analytics Connected Home …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has promoted Christopher P. Marcich to oversee its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while Michael C. Ellis has been elevated to run the Asia-Pacific activities. Marcich is now …

MONTREAL, March 26: Distraction has added two eco-friendly formats to its current catalogue, Farmers’ Almanac TV and Go For Green!, which will both be available for international buyers at MIPTV in April. Farmers’ Almanac TV is a magazine-style series that …

BUENOS AIRES, March 26: Dori Media is bringing the stars of its hit new telenovela Lalola, Carla Peterson and Luciano Castro, to MIPTV this April. Already a success in Argentina, the series has clocked up sales to more than 30 …

BETHPAGE, March 26: Cablevision Systems has added Starz On Demand and Encore On Demand, featuring first-run, hit and classic movies, to its current SVOD services available to iO TV digital cable customers. Offering more than 150 first-run movies at all …

TORONTO, March 26: Canwest-owned Global Television will introduce an array of new programming in May, ranging from dramatic series like Swingtown and Durham County to animated movies like Shark Tale. The slate of new programming is headlined by dramas like …

STOCKHOLM, March 26: Sparks Network has added three new companies to its roster in Asia—Lemon Production, NEXTEP and Vietnam Media Corp.—bringing the total number of Sparks members to 20 worldwide. Lemon Production, based in Jakarta, was founded by Hasani Abdulgani, …

BURBANK, March 26: DIC Music, a subsidiary of DIC Entertainment, is launching www.cuetunes.com, a new website that aims to offer affordable, royalty-free production music to television and film studios. DIC hopes that the new venture will allow film and television …