World Screen

NEW YORK, May 9: Chris Albrecht, the chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, is taking a leave of absence after being arrested in Las Vegas over the weekend for alleged misdemeanor battery and domestic assault following an altercation with …

BURBANK, May 9: For the second quarter of this year, The Walt Disney Company’s profits rose 27 percent to $931 million, despite revenues remaining flat at $8.1 billion. "I'm pleased to report another excellent quarter, with double digit increases in …

NEW YORK, May 9: With third quarter revenues up 21 percent to $7.5 billion, News Corporation has posted an improved profit of $871 million, a 6-percent gain on the same period last year. Commenting on the results, chairman and CEO …

TORONTO, May 8: Portfolio Entertainment has promoted Jon Rutherford to director of sales and acquisitions, effective immediately. In his new role, Rutherford’s responsibilities have expanded to include sales in Europe, Latin America, the U.S. and Canada, as well as acquisitions …

LONDON, May 8: The British factual distributor Electric Sky has reached a deal to distribute a package of seven high-definition documentaries produced for National Geographic Channel in the U.S. The seven titles include the 1-hour Inside Saddam’s Reign of Terror …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, May 8: Bejuba! Entertainment has secured the international distribution rights to Toronto-based zinc Roe Design’s International Interactive Emmy-Award winning animated series The Zimmer Twins. The series has already been licensed to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and is set …

LONDON, May 8: Entertainment Rights (ER) has announced a host of deals concluded at MIPTV on titles from across its catalogue, which it has bolstered with the addition of the new Transformers series from Hasbro. ER has acquired the worldwide …

LONDON, May 8: Granada International has licensed a package of reality programming to Fox Life in Italy, including the first two seasons of Nanny 911, as well as Australian Princess and American Princess. The broadcast of the U.S. series Nanny …

LONDON, May 8: 3DD Digital, the digital division of the U.K.-based 3DD Group, has secured a content licensing deal to provide a selection of concerts and live music programming to Babelgum, a new peer-to-peer based Internet on demand TV platform. …

NEW YORK, May 8: FremantleMedia, the producer and licensor for the classic ‘90s TV show Baywatch, has announced that it will launch a line of apparel and accessories based on the iconic series. FremantleMedia will launch its Baywatch merchandising program …