World Screen

LOS ANGELES, June 13: The Internet TV platform Veoh Networks has announced that traffic increased 184 percent since its launch in February, with its user base jumping from 4.4 million to 12.5 million as of last month. To date, more …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, June 13: Indie film production outfit Killer Films, whose credits include Far From Heaven and Boys Don’t Cry, has signed a first-look television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce programming for both broadcast and cable. Killer Films’ …

LOS GATOS/NEW YORK, June 13: NBC Universal Digital Studios is producing a series for the online movie rental service Netflix of online webisodes that provide an entertaining take on classic movies. I Love This Movie!, launching later this year, will …

LONDON/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, June 13: MTV Networks International has launched MTV Switch, a youth-focused, global multiplatform campaign created to help slow down the acceleration of global warming. With a mixture of public-service announcements (PSAs), television programming and online resources, the campaign …

NEW YORK, June 13: Home Box Office has committed to making all 26 feeds of its HBO and Cinemax multiplex channels available in high-definition by the end of the second quarter of 2008. The rollout will begin later this year, …

NEW YORK, June 13: The series finale of The Sopranos on HBO on Sunday night delivered 11.9 million viewers, becoming the fourth most-watched episode since the show premiered in 1999. The episode was the second most-watched show on TV this …

NEW YORK, June 13: Advertising spending in the U.S. fell 0.6 percent in the first quarter of this year, mostly as a result of a decrease in spending on network TV, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Network TV advertising was down …

BURBANK, June 12: DIC Entertainment has promoted Lisa Streff to the position of VP of domestic licensing in its consumer products division, effective immediately. In her new position, Streff will oversee the development and implementation of domestic licensing and merchandising …

LONDON, June 12: BKN International has announced a raft of new appointments and promotions, including the elevation of Nicola Andrews to managing director of BKN New Media in London. In hew new position as managing director, Andrews will take on …

HILVERSUM, June 12: Endemol International has appointed Andy Ward to head up its online offering, Virtual Me—a venture with video game giant Electronic Arts—as the director of business development. In addition to his current responsibilities as the director of special …