World Screen

LOS ANGELES, March 6: Power in the U.K. has partnered with Reveille and Justin Timberlake for an American adaptation of Frecuencia Latina International’s Peruvian comedy My Problem with Women, with NBC ordering a pilot script. My Problem with Women follows …

NEW YORK, March 6: At Univision Communications, an impairment charge of $190.6 million, related to its music business, has resulted in the company posting a fourth-quarter loss of $201.5 million. This is a dramatic drop on the leading U.S. Hispanic …

TORONTO/LONDON, March 6: Three months after the two companies signed a letter of intent, the proposed deal for Peace Arch Entertainment Group to acquire ContentFilm, the parent company of Fireworks International, is off. A statement from Jeff Sagansky, the CEO …

ALVISO, March 6: TiVo cut its fourth-quarter loss from $19.5 million to $6.3 million, while full-year loss was down from $47.7 million to $31.4 million. "This was a strong quarter and year for TiVo as we significantly improved our financial …

SYDNEY, March 6: SPO Partners, the U.S. backers of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer’s $2.8 billion-bid for Australia’s Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH), has pulled out of the deal. In January, Murdoch and Packer teamed for an A$3.3 billion offer to …

January 2008 President of Worldwide Sales Power Firmly established as one of Europe’s leading drama producers, Power has spent the last six months bolstering its profile in the rest of the world, led by its recently installed president of worldwide …

HONG KONG, March 5: Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (TENA) has appointed Benjamin J. Grubbs as the regional director of interactive media, a newly created post. Grubbs will helm the division’s interactive development strategy by creating and executing more innovative, first-in-market …

MANILA, March 5: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation in the Philippines has named Charo Santos-Concio as its new president, from her previous role as executive VP. Santos-Concio has been with the Filipino broadcasting giant since 1987, when she joined as a consultant, …

CULVER CITY, March 5: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has announced a promotion and an expansion of duties for two members of its international networks group, Superna Kalle and George Chan. Kalle has been upped to senior VP with oversight …

LOS ANGELES, March 5: The Hispanic-targeted bilingual music and entertainment channel LATV has signed on its fifth Post-Newsweek Stations affiliate, WJXT, in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the network’s 30th affiliation. WJXT will begin broadcasting LATV on March 20 on digital channel …