World Screen

WINNIPEG, January 11: CanWest Global Communications Corp., which yesterday announced a deal with GS Capital Partners to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications, has reported a first quarter profit of C$66 million, versus last year’s C$30 million. The company's consolidated revenues for …

LOS ANGELES, January 11: Gail Berman, the president of Paramount Pictures, has stepped down after just 18 months at the Viacom-owned studio. Berman left FOX, where she was president of entertainment, in March 2005. She was lured to the studio …

LONDON, January 11: The BBC has released the minutes of the organization’s board meeting in the wake of the Hutton Report revealing why then Director-General Greg Dyke was asked to resign. The BBC has been keeping the documents secret since …

LOS ANGELES, January 10: David Heath has been promoted to VP of program sales for Canada at Twentieth Century Fox/Incendo Television Distribution. A joint venture of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and Incendo Media, Fox/Incendo licenses English- and French-language programs …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 10: NBC Universal Television Studio has promoted Richard Rothstein to senior VP of cable programming. In his new position, Rothstein reports to Angela Bromstad, the president of NBC Universal Television Studio. He was previously VP of cable …

PARIS, January 10: Franck Firmin-Guion, previously the manager of light entertainment and magazine programming at TF1, has joined Adventure Line Productions as managing director. Firmin-Guion will work alongside the head of ALP, Denis Mermet, to accelerate ALP’s growth in its …

NEW YORK/TORONTO, January 10: DECODE Entertainment has pre-sold its new animated science-fiction comedy series Gizmo, developed by Singapore’s Scrawl Studios and the Media Development Authority of Singapore, to Canada’s YTV. DECODE, which is co-producing the series with YTV and Hong …

HOLLYWOOD, January 10: The Jim Henson Company has acquired the rights to The Skrumps, the vinyl toys created by John Chandler and made popular by his line of collectible figures and illustrated storybooks, for a multiplatform property that will encompass …

SANTA MONICA, January 10: American Idol judge and recording artist Paula Abdul has joined the creative team of Bratz: The Movie, the first live-action feature based on Bratz, the popular brand of fashion dolls manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Abdul will …

LONDON, January 10: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will be at NATPE next week talking to buyers about The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, with the star of the show set to make an exclusive appearance at the convention in Las Vegas. Janice …