World Screen

LONDON, May 10: CBS Paramount International Television has reached a deal to provide further on-demand programming to BT Vision, a new digital TV service in the U.K. BT this week kicks off its first-ever national campaign to promote the service …

STUDIO CITY, May 10: Crown Media Holdings has narrowed its first-quarter net loss from $47.2 million to $40.2 million, with revenues up 19 percent to $53.6 million. The revenue increase was primarily due to a 20 percent increase in advertising …

LOS ANGELES, May 10: FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment are working on a new musical talent competition for FOX that aims to find the next great American band. The new musical reality series was created by Simon Fuller and …

NEW YORK, May 10: Five companies, including CBS Corporation and Viacom, have collectively invested $45 million in the new Internet TV platform Joost. The funding, secured from Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Li Ka Shing Foundation, CBS Corporation and Viacom, will …

MUNICH, May 10: First quarter revenues at ProSiebenSat.1 Group rose 7.7 percent to 501.2 million euros, delivering a consolidated profit of 40.6 million euros, a 32.2 percent gain on this time last year. At Sat.1, revenues were up 5.2 percent …

NEW YORK, May 10: HBO’s chairman and CEO, Chris Albrecht, is stepping down at the request of parent company Time Warner, after being arrested over the weekend in Las Vegas for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Albrecht was arrested for misdemeanor …

NEW YORK, May 10: Viacom’s first-quarter profit fell 36 percent to $202.9 million from $317.2 million as a result of restructuring costs at MTV Networks, where some 250 jobs were eliminated. Revenues for the quarter were up 16 percent to …

STUDIO CITY, May 9: Robert Norris has been appointed as the executive in charge of production at Phil Gurin’s The Gurin Company. Prior to The Gurin Company, Norris worked with established companies like Don Mischer Productions, Magical Elves, Done and …

BURBANK, May 9: Brett Bouttier has been promoted to the newly created position of senior VP of digital at Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), reporting to Craig Hunegs, the executive VP of business management at WBTVG. In the new role, …

MEXICO CITY, May 9: TV Azteca has secured deals in 15 markets in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America for its series Man Wanted. Airing on TV Azteca’s Channel 13, the series has achieved 16 rating points and 35-percent …