World Screen

HONG KONG, August 10: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has secured the format rights for Europe to the Korean drama series Hyena from CJ Media. The deal marks the first time that SPTI has acquired a scripted format from the …

MIAMI, August 10: Discovery Networks in Latin America will launch Descubre el Verde, a multiplatform initiative promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle that kicks off with the premiere of Planet Earth: The Future on the Discovery Channel in the region tomorrow. The …

SHANGHAI, August 10: SINA Corporation has picked up the online broadcasting rights for China to English Premier League and Italian Serie A soccer. Starting from tomorrow, SINA’s Broadband service will carry live, online coverage of all 1,140 English Premier League …

LONDON, August 9: The U.K.’s premium-rate services regulator ICSTIS has levied a £30,000 fine against iTouch, which provides the phone services for Deal or No Deal on Channel 4. Viewers are charged £1 to call in and enter a competition …

ENGLEWOOD, August 10: EchoStar Communications Corporation, which operates the DISH Network platform, reported second-quarter revenues of $2.76 billion, up 11.9 percent, while profit rose 32.5 percent to $224 million. The satellite platform added 170,000 net new subscribers in the period, …

NEW YORK, August 10: The online video service Veoh says it is seeking court protection against any copyright infringement suits from Universal Music Group, in the face of “unreasonable threats” from the record company. Veoh said in a statement that …

NEW YORK, August 10: For Univision Communications in the second quarter, revenues fell 7 percent to $562.2 million and the Hispanic broadcaster recorded a $19.5 million loss, as compared with its profit of $107.4 million in the year-ago period. The …

SANTA MONICA, August 10: As a result of increased theatrical marketing expenses, Lionsgate has delivered a first-quarter loss of $53.1 million versus last year’s loss of $3.6 million, despite a 15-percent increase in revenues to $198.7 million. The company said …

PARIS, August 10: Vivendi said in a statement today that it “categorically denies” press reports about it preparing a 4 billion euros bid for Spanish pay-TV giant Sogecable. The news was first reported in the British weekly The Business, and …

LONDON/NEW YORK, August 9: Darlow Smithson Productions, an IMG Media company, has appointed A&E Television Networks veteran Didi O’Hearn as VP of U.S. productions, based in IMG’s New York offices, to support the company’s continued growth in the American market. …