World Screen

PARIS/LOS ANGELES, May 9: Taffy Entertainment has tapped HOLA Entertainment to serve as its distribution agent for free-TV broadcasters and video distributors in Latin America, with the new partnership kicking off at the L.A. Screenings later this month. Taffy Entertainment …

TORONTO, May 9: Stacey Seltzer, the senior VP of content strategy, acquisition and operations for Joost—the new broadcast-quality Internet television platform—will deliver an “Executive Download” presentation at nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content conference, which takes place June 8-10 at …

VALBY, May 9: Nordisk Film is teaming with three TV and stand-up comedy personalities to launch Respirator, a new venture dedicated to creating comedy formats for multiple platforms. Nordisk is working with Omar Marzouk, Michael Pedersen and Chris D. Nørgaard …

BEVERLY HILLS, May 9: Endemol USA has ramped up its scripted programming operations, with drama scripts already sold to FX and The CW, and comedy scripts sold to TBS and ABC Family. The scripted division is under the direction of …

NEW YORK, May 9: BBC World News has expanded its U.S. reach, inking a carriage deal with Verizon’s FiOS TV service. The BBC’s global news channel is currently available on a 24-hour basis in the U.S. on Cablevision in New …

BURBANK, May 9: In response to a growing number of pirated movies illegally recorded in Canadian theaters, Warner Bros. Pictures Canada is canceling all promotional and word-of-mouth screenings on all of its forthcoming releases, effective immediately. The policy will be …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, May 9: News Corporation and NBC Universal have signed a multi-year content and distribution agreement with CNET Networks for their premium online video joint venture. CNET Networks, which operates web properties such as TV.com, GameSpot and CNET.com, …

LONDON, May 9: Virgin Media lost some 46,900 subscribers in the first quarter, and posted a slightly wider net loss of £120.3 million, versus last year’s £119.9 million. The subscriber losses were attributed to the weak performance of the company’s …

NEW YORK, May 9: The cable network TNT may be the new home for Dick Wolf’s long-running legal drama Law & Order, reports indicate, should NBC decide not to renew the show. The New York Times reports that the series …

EL SEGUNDO, May 9: First quarter revenues at The DIRECTV Group rose 15 percent to $3.91 billion, with net income up 43 percent to $336 million compared to Q1 2006. At the company’s U.S. platform, revenues were up 11 percent …