World Screen

BURBANK, December 6: Lost will shift to 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights from its previous 9 p.m. slot when it returns in February, moving it out of the way of FOX’s ratings juggernaut, American Idol. FOX is bringing American Idol …

LONDON, December 6: NTL has abandoned plans to acquire ITV, noting that “a transaction between ITV and NTL is unlikely to be attained on terms acceptable to NTL.” News of talks between the British cable giant and the commercial broadcaster …

SUNNYVALE, December 6: Former ABC chairman Lloyd Braun, who joined Yahoo! in 2004 to head up its media and entertainment group, is leaving the company as part of a wide-scale restructuring, along with COO Daniel Rosensweig. Braun joined the Internet …

LONDON, December 6: Warner Bros. has closed two digital distribution agreements in the U.K. this week: one with Arts Alliance Media and the other with BT. The deal between Warner Bros Entertainment UK and Arts Alliance Media allows consumers to …

LONDON/MOUNTAIN VIEW, December 6: BSkyB has reached a deal with Google to bring customized versions of the Internet search engine’s services to the satellite platform’s broadband subscribers, including a user-generated video content site. Sky will be the first company outside …

NEW YORK, December 6: Acknowledging that 2006 was “a bit of a step back” for Warner Bros., Richard Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner, told investors at a conference yesterday that he is expecting an improved 2007 for …

EKATERINBURG, December 5: Russian distributor Studio 7 has licensed two titles from Off the Fence to Kultura. The deal covers Equator, an award-winning six-part co-production of NHNZ, NHK, France 5, ORF and ZDF, in association with Discovery HD Theater; and …

OTTAWA, December 5: Brazil’s Mundial Filmes has licensed the DVD rights to three kids series from Amberwood Productions. The deal covers Hoze Houndz, a 78×30-minute show for Canada’s Family Channel; The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, the 39×30-minute preschool series …

HILVERSUM, December 5: Endemol International has announced a deal with the Spanish mobile phone operator Movistar for the latest edition of its interactive made-for-mobile reality TV format Get Close To… The British version, Get Close To…The Sugababes, earlier this year …

MONTREAL, December 5: Distraction, which was showcasing its titles at the Asia TV Forum last week, has tapped Singapore-based Theatre Red to represent its catalogue in several key markets in the region. The firm, headed up by Ian Hogg and …