World Screen

STOCKHOLM, December 14: Modern Times Group (MTG) has reached a deal to sell its Sonet Film Swedish production and distribution operation to Svensk Filmindustri (SF) for an undisclosed sum in cash. Announcing the deal, Hans-Holger Albrecht, the president and CEO …

MONTEREY, December 14: A new study from SNL Kagan estimates that total revenues from video on demand, pay per view and near video on demand generated by multichannel service providers in the U.S. will top $6 billion within five years. …

NEW YORK, December 14: News Corporation has completed its acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., making The Wall Street Journal part of Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire. In August, News Corporation succeeded in its $5.6-billion takeover bid for Dow Jones …

LOS ANGELES, December 14: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for “its refusal to bargain in good faith,” while the Directors …

BURBANK, December 13: Thomas Gewecke has been appointed president of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, where he will be responsible for extending Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group’s digital strategy across current and emerging platforms. In his new role, Gewecke will report …

KUWAIT, December 13: Kuwait-based Teshkeel Media Group has partnered with Cartoon Network to publish Arabic- and English-language versions of Cartoon Network Magazine for distribution in the Middle East and North Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Teshkeel will publish …

TORONTO, December 13: Sullivan Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights for two Canadian feature films, What Could Have Been and The Ark, from Vancouver-based Centurion Pictures. Both films were written by Jeff Richards, with the stories by Shea Wageman, …

NEW YORK, December 13: Spike TV and GameTrailers.com, both divisions of Viacom’s MTVN Entertainment Group, have announced plans to launch the new high-definition gaming series GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley. This marks the first time that an MTVN Entertainment Group …

LONDON, December 13: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has inked a first-look deal with the new British production company TXTV. TXTV is a venture created by producers Jeremy Gwilt, Matt Arlidge and writer Chris Lang. Gwilt, the company’s managing director, has produced …

NEW YORK, December 13: British chef Jamie Oliver is returning to Food Network next year with the January launch of his new series Jamie At Home. The half-hour series follows Oliver around his home as he prepares dishes from produce …