World Screen

LOS ANGELES, March 16: Showtime has ordered 12 half-hour episodes of a new, as-yet-untitled comedy series starring former The X-Files star David Duchovny, for premiere in August. Set to begin production in Los Angeles in June, the new series will …

NEW YORK, March 16: For the quarter that ended December 31, 2006, 4Kids Entertainment recorded a net loss of $2.3 million, as compared with a profit of $500,000 in the same period in the prior year, on net revenues of …

LOS ANGELES, March 16: Local format versions of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent premiered in prime time this week in Russia on NTV, with the SVU premiere episode winning its timeslot and the …

HANOVER, March 16: The Blu-ray and HD DVD standards were battling it out at the CeBIT technology trade show in Hanover, Germany, this week, with Blu-ray saying it aims to replace the standard DVD format within three years, and HD …

HONG KONG, March 16: A new report from MPA (Media Partners Asia) shows that despite the large amount of cable TV penetration in India—71 million homes—less than 2 percent of homes are receiving a broadband connection, compared to 13 percent …

UNIVERSAL CITY, March 15: David Blair Epstein has been named VP of digital strategy at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. In his new position, Epstein will be based in New York City, and is responsible for expanding all digital endeavors …

NEW YORK, March 15: Glenn Oakley, previously with Rainbow Media, has been appointed the SVP of global operations and business development at VOOM HD Networks, reporting directly to Greg Moyer, the GM for VOOM HD Networks. In his new role, …

HOLLYWOOD/SINGAPORE, March 15: Paramount Digital Entertainment has named Pradeep Mittur as VP of interactive and mobile entertainment for the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, based in Singapore, Mittur will drive Paramount Digital Entertainment’s interactive and mobile businesses across all …

LONDON, March 15: 3DD Productions has completed production on a special tribute to Judy Garland featuring recording artist Rufus Wainwright. The special, titled Rufus Wainwright sings Judy Garland—Live at the London Palladium, has already been pre-sold to Channel 4 in …

LONDON, March 15: Campus Ladies, a comedic scripted series from the female-targeted Oxygen network in the U.S., will launch on the LIVING channel in the U.K. this April. Currently in its second season on Oxygen, the series is executive produced …