World Screen

NEW YORK, October 26: Compedia, a specialist in the edutainment games market, is launching a line of Casper the Friendly Ghost interactive games, after inking a deal with Classic Media. Compedia will develop educational games for the CD-Rom and DVD …

LONDON, October 26: LIVINGtv has acquired the rights to the New Zealand drama Outrageous Fortune from All3Media International. Dubbed as New Zealand’s answer to Shameless, the show recently wrapped its second season with a 37.4 percent share among adults. Produced …

DULLES/VIRGINIA, October 26: here! Networks has inked a deal to provide on-demand short-form video programming to the AOL Gay & Lesbian online community on the AOL.com site. "Partnering with a powerhouse such as AOL underscores our commitment to reaching the …

LONDON, October 26: Zonemedia’s recently launched Italian channel Zone Fantasy has acquired a range of programming from CBS Paramount International Television, including Twin Peaks and Star Trek The Next Generation. The channel also acquired Haunted and New Twilight Zone, as …

TORONTO, October 26: Corus Entertainment posted revenue gains for the fourth quarter and full-year, and profit for the quarter was up to C$46.6 from C$9.7 million, while for the year profit halved to C$35.5 million from C$71.1 million. "It was …

NEW YORK, October 26: Calendar Girls and Four Weddings and a Funeral are among the features slated to air on BBC America, as part of the cable network’s new deals with Buena Vista and Sony. From Buena Vista the network …

MEXICO CITY, October 26: TV Azteca has announced its third quarter results, with revenues up 7 percent to Ps. 2,342 million ($218.4 million) and profit up 16 percent to Ps. 487 ($45.4 million). “We achieved outstanding revenue as a result …

LONDON, October 26: British media regulator Ofcom has said that it will amend its Broadcasting Code to allow for the sponsorship of commercial television channels and radio stations. The U.K. has allowed individual programs to be sponsored for the last …

LOS ANGELES, October 26: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) has made The Addams Family, the animated Pink Panther series and the sci-fi classic The Outer Limits available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. The deal covers 22 half-hour episodes from …

PHILADELPHIA, October 26: Comcast Corporation’s triple-play bundling of cable, high-speed Internet and telephony services helped drive third quarter revenues up 22 percent to $6.4 billion, with an operating income that was up 46 percent to $1.2 billion. Announcing the results, …