World Screen

ALVISO, August 30: TiVo’s net loss for the second quarter has widened to $17.7 million, in large part due to an $11.2 million write-down on standard-definition product inventory. The DVR provider reported total revenues of $62.7 million, a 6 percent …

NEW YORK, August 30: Sony is looking to claim some 10 percent of the portable media player market, according to Reuters, with its new Walkman that is capable of playing videos. The new Walkman models are due to hit the …

PARIS, August 29: French animation company Xilam has tapped London-based Cake Distribution to handle sales of its properties to all English-speaking territories, and has appointed Laurence Marty as its new sales manager to handle distribution for the rest of the …

ATLANTA, August 29: Alice Cahn has been promoted to the newly created position of VP of social responsibility for Cartoon Network, based in New York. In her new role, Cahn will be responsible for providing guidance, content direction and coordination …

NEW YORK, August 29: CCI Entertainment has unveiled plans for a new online store and a live theater tour in the U.K. for its hit preschool property Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs. The nine-month tour will kick off …

BARCELONA, August 29: Icon Animation has entered a multi-territory deal with Panini, a leading international collectable stickers and trading card company, for its animated girl-skewing series Lola & Virginia. Panini will launch a series of products including a sticker stack …

MIAMI, August 29: Telemundo Internacional is partnering with Up-Mobile Corp. to roll out mobile content based on some of its most popular novelas in six Latin American markets. Countries included in the deal are Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela and …

BOGOTÁ, August 29: Invento, the production and distribution company formed as a joint venture between FremantleMedia and Colombia’s Teleset, will be attending MIPCOM with a slate of shows from successful novela writer and producer Juana Uribe. Originally launched in 2003, …

TORONTO, August 29: Rogers OMNI.1 has secured an exclusive broadcast deal with Globo TV International for the Brazilian telenovela Shades of Sin, which will air weekdays in Ontario beginning Tuesday, September 4 at 4 p.m. The network will air more …

MONTREAL, August 29: RTL in Germany has picked up 50 half-hour episodes of the hidden-camera comedy series Just For Laughs Gags for launch next week. The show has been airing on ABC in the U.S. this summer. Other broadcast partners …