World Screen

NEW YORK, August 8: This December, HBO in the U.S. will broadcast Sand and Sorrow, a documentary about the crisis in Darfur from Paul Freedman and narrated by George Clooney. “The tragic events taking place in Darfur unfortunately are a …

NEW YORK, August 8: USA Network has unveiled plans to launch Didja.com, a new website focused on advertising content that includes a social networking application and a free online archive of current and classic television commercials, movie trailers and other …

STUDIO CITY, August 8: Crown Media Holdings today announced that it reduced its second-quarter net loss from last year’s $227.4 million to $43.7 million; and unveiled plans to launch a high-definition version of the Hallmark Movie Channel in the first …

SILVER SPRING, August 8: For the three months that ended June 30, 2007, Discovery Communications recorded an 11-percent increase in revenues to $812 million, led by a 10-percent increase in ad revenues. The company also recorded a 4-percent rise in …

BEIJING, August 8: NBC Universal’s various assets are gearing up for more than 3,600 hours of coverage of next year’s Olympics in Beijing, 1,000 more hours than the combined total of every Summer Olympics ever televised in the U.S. The …

LONDON, August 8: Virgin Media announced its second quarter results today, revealing a loss of 70,300 subscribers in its cable segment, with 40,000 of those having left because of the cable operator’s dispute with BSkyB. Virgin Media’s ongoing spat with …

LONDON, August 8: ITV has posted a 5-percent fall in advertising revenues for the first half of this year to £717 million, with total revenues down 7 percent to £1,004 million, resulting in a 31-percent fall in net profit to …

NEW YORK, August 8: According to a new report released by private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), total communications spending expanded in the 2001-2006 period to a record $885.2 billion, driven by gains in spending on alternative advertising, as …

KNOXVILLE, August 7: Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed Jody Jones as its senior VP, where she will oversee the day-to-day operations of Scripps Networks’ lifestyle websites and broadband channels, reporting to the interactive group’s president, Deanna Brown. Among the properties …

LONDON, August 7: 3DD Productions has licensed its high-definition music series London Live to Virtual Life, a channel from the online virtual world Second Life. London Live will be the first music show to appear on Virtual Life. Available to …