World Screen

NEW YORK, November 10: Production is under way in Toronto on The Dresden Files, the Lionsgate-produced drama that launches on SCI FI Channel in the U.S. in January. Terrence Mann has joined the cast of the supernatural detective series, which …

SYDNEY, November 10: Southern Star and Endemol have extended their deal for a Sydney-based production joint venture for another three-year term. Endemol Southern Star creates, develops and produces television programming for Australian and New Zealand broadcasters, and exports its intellectual …

NEW YORK, November 10: 4Kids Entertainment’s third-quarter results show a net loss of $265,000, as compared with a $2 million profit in the same period last year, with revenues down almost 10 percent to $17.6 million. For the nine months …

LONDON, November 10: Content from British independent video publisher/distributor 2 entertain Ltd will be available on a download-to-own basis in the U.K. on LOVEFiLM via a deal with Arts Alliance Media. The titles, including Little Britain Live, Jeremy Clarkson: The …

SANTA MONICA, November 10: Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the live-action feature film based on the popular Bratz characters, tentatively entitled Bratz: The Movie, from Crystal Sky Pictures. The film will be directed by Sean McNamara (Raise …

TORONTO, November 10: International second-window sales of the CSI franchise helped Alliance Atlantis boost its third-quarter profits to C$17.7 million from C$12.2 million. "We are exceptionally pleased with the performance of the CSI franchise and the previously announced licensing of …

BURBANK, November 10: NBC has given a full-season order to Warner Bros. Television’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which has been averaging just 9.8 million viewers. "I am pleased to show our support for this outstanding and ambitious effort …

SANTA MONICA, November 10: Lionsgate’s second-quarter revenues were up just 3 percent to $218.2 million, while its net loss rose slightly to $14.3 million. "Our core businesses continue to perform strongly and we remain well positioned for a very successful …

MUNICH, November 10: ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s third-quarter net profit dropped 45 percent to 13.1 million euros, despite a 3.7 percent revenue gain to 431.3 million euros. The company attributed the profit drop to one-off financial charges: the July redemption of a …

NEW YORK, November 10: According to Nielsen Media Research, in DVR households in the U.S., more than 78 percent of viewers watch recorded network prime-time shows within two days of their initial broadcast, and 84 percent play them back within …