World Screen

ENGLEWOOD, November 7: For the third quarter, EchoStar’s profit fell from $209 million to $140 million, despite a 16-percent increase in revenues to $2.47 billion. DISH Network added approximately 295,000 net new subscribers during the third quarter of 2006, ending …

LOS ANGELES/TOKYO, November 7: Fox Interactive Media’s MySpace.com is teaming with Softbank Corp. to launch a version of the community site in Japan. MySpace KK will be a 50/50 joint venture with the Japanese Internet giant Softbank. It is the …

NEW YORK, November 7: News Corporation’s planned business news network has secured a carriage deal with cable giant Comcast, according to the New York Times. According to the report, Comcast has agreed to run the channel, intended as a competitor …

REDMOND, November 7: Xbox 360 users will soon be able to access more than 1,000 hours of television and movie content from CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), via …

PARIS, November 7: Vivendi’s third quarter revenues were up just 0.3 percent to 4,889 million euros, with gains in the television and gaming divisions and declines in its music and mobile operations. The Canal+ Group reported revenues were up 4.6 …

Cartoon Network has built its reputation and its audience by offering a wide variety of animated series. Always funny and often irreverent, many of these toons have showcased innovative animation styles and techniques. Today, Cartoon Network is seen in some …

November 2006 Since Jon Feltheimer joined Lionsgate in 2000, the company has had an impressive run. As CEO, Feltheimer has combined the flexibility and entrepreneurial culture of an independent with the financial and strategic relationships of a major studio. As …

November 2006 As consumers get more and more used to the convenience of watching DVDs, distributors are adjusting windows in an ever-changing market. By Peter Caranicas The home-video market has long been a critical part of the release pattern of …

October 2006 The industry’s collective memory faces the future. By Peter Caranicas The world’s appetite for stock and archival footage seems insatiable. Growing globalization, concern about today’s dangerous political climate, alarm over natural disasters—not to mention the proliferation of television …

LOS ANGELES, November 6: The premium gay and lesbian programming service here! has given the greenlight to begin production on the third season of Dante's Cove in early 2007. The third season will consist of six one-hour episodes. The supernatural-themed …