World Screen

LONDON, February 28: John Silver, previously with Shine, has launched Red House, a new independent British production outfit backed by Zodiak Television Group, which is taking a minority shareholding in the new start-up. Red House will focus on creating popular …

SINGAPORE, February 28: Bertram van Munster, co-creator and executive producer of The Amazing Race, has taken a stake in activeTV, the company that produces the Asian version of the hit CBS reality-competition series. “We hope to bring a lot of …

LONDON, February 28: Michael Grade will remain as the executive chairman of ITV until 2010, a year longer than his original three-year term, the commercial broadcaster announced today, while ex-BBC One controller Peter Fincham has been tapped to succeed Simon …

HAMILTON, February 28: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) released its fourth-quarter and full-year results today, posting its highest-ever revenues, segment EBITDA and operating income. Net revenues for the year increased 39 percent to $840 million, and operating income increased by …

ENGLEWOOD, February 28: Liberty Media Corporation has completed the exchange of its 16.3-percent stake in News Corporation for a 41-percent stake in The DIRECTV Group as well as regional sports networks in Denver, Pittsburgh and Seattle and $465 million in …

BURBANK, February 28: The Disney-ABC Television Group has launched Stage 9 Digital Media to create original new-media content, kicking off with the comedy series Squeegees, which premieres today on ABC.com and YouTube and is being sponsored by Toyota. “An integral …

LONDON, February 28: Virgin Media’s fourth-quarter loss increased from last year’s £122.1 million to £163.2 million, but the cable company did lower its full-year loss from £533.9 million in 2006 to £463.5 million and posted significant customer gains. The quad-play …

MUMBAI, February 27: In order to strengthen its global channels business in South Asia, BBC Worldwide has made three new appointments to its India team. Jasdeep Pannu has been named the director of programming, and will be responsible for all …

NEW YORK, February 27: BBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing division of BBC Worldwide, has inked a deal to distribute its content to the 3,500-plus members of Mochila, a global, ad-supported online media marketplace for text, video and photo content. …

LONDON, February 27: Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING is set to launch on virginmedia.com, marking a reinvention and renewal of the network’s online offerings. Due to launch this May, the revamped livingtv.co.uk will benefit from virginmedia.com’s 6 million monthly …