World Screen

BUENOS AIRES, February 14: Dori Media Group successfully launched its new romantic comedy series Lalola to Latin American buyers at NATPE last month. The series, produced by DMG and based on an idea by Sebastian Ortega for Underground Contenidos, has …

TORONTO, February 14: Online broadcaster JumpTV has said it is realigning its business model, increasing its focus on high-end sports events and content for Hispanic audiences. In the last quarter, JumpTV streamed more than 5,500 sporting events comprising more than …

ATLANTA, February 14: CNN Worldwide has announced the beta launch of iReport.com, its first uncensored, unedited user-generated community news website. Scheduled for a full-scale launch in March, iReport.com provides users with an open forum and a set of tools and …

LOS ANGELES, February 14: NxTV has signed a film and television VOD content licensing agreement with NBC Universal (NBCU) to offer hotel clients a selection of HD movies, episodes from current prime-time television shows and access to its library of …

SINGAPORE, February 14: The Singaporean media company MediaCorp has acquired a 22.66-percent stake in the Chinese outdoor advertising firm Dahe Media. The investment in the Nanjing-based firm comprises both vendor shares and a block of new shares priced at HK$89 …

MEXICO CITY, February 14: TV Azteca has released its fourth-quarter results, with 7-percent growth in revenues to Ps. 2.9 billion ($269.7 million) and an 11-percent increase in EBITDA for an all-time high of Ps. 1.5 billion ($141.1 million). "Sales this …

STOCKHOLM, February 14: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) fourth-quarter revenues gained 12 percent to SEK 3.3 billion ($512.4 million), delivering a net income of SEK 458 million ($71.8 million), which was 45-percent higher than the year-ago period. In the quarter, Viasat …

NEW YORK, February 14: Showtime Networks will roll out an hour-long Monday-night comedy block beginning at 10 p.m. on June 16, which will feature the fourth season of Weeds and the British production Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Produced …

LOS ANGELES, February 14: News Corporation has debuted Slingshot Labs, a new operation the company is calling an “incubator” dedicated to building and developing new web ventures, led by MySpace executives Josh Berman and Colin Digiaro. Slingshot Labs will employ …

PARIS, February 14: Jason Kilar, the CEO of Hulu, and Jeremy Allaire, the chairman and CEO of Brightcove, will deliver the keynote speeches to open the Online Video/Advertising & Media day on Tuesday, April 8, at the 45th MIPTV featuring …