World Screen

FAIRFIELD/NEW YORK, October 16: Revenues at NBC Universal for the third quarter of this year rose 20 percent to $3.6 billion, but segment profit for the same period dipped 10 percent to $542 million. For the nine months ended September …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati The first time I walked into a television studio I was 15 and taking a course in TV production. To this very day I remember the chilly temperature, the metallic smell, the clunky cameras, the …

October 2006 By George Winslow A perfect storm of feature film-like production values and original storytelling techniques has created some of the best drama ever seen on American television. Early next year, British viewers will see something on television they …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Interviewing Richard Parsons has been a particular pleasure for us. His office is located in the Time Warner building, one of the most celebrated structures recently built in Manhattan, overlooking Central Park. In our two …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Every day there seems to be a new way to access entertainment, sports and news content—on our computers, iPods, mobile phones—and who knows how many more devices and platforms there will be in one year, …

CANNES, October 13: Novocom, a creative services agency specializing in the design and production of motion graphics, announced at MIPCOM that it has completed a corporate restructuring, and rebranded itself as Via Worldwide. The announcement was made by the company’s …

NEW YORK, October 13: Tanya Van Court has been named senior VP, Preschool and Parents Online, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. The announcement was made by Steve Youngwood, executive VP, Digital Media, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family …

NEW YORK, October 13: The Biography Channel closed the third quarter of 2006 with its ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in prime households, total viewers and among viewers 25-54 in prime time. Building on the ratings growth, the Channel …

TORONTO, October 13: Alliance Atlantis Communications will make two new high-definition channels — National Geographic Channel HD and Showcase HD – available in Canada on December 19, 2006. The HDTV services will be the first from Alliance Atlantis Communications. The …

LONDON, October 13: New Medium Enterprises (NME), developer of high definition platforms, has concluded a content distribution deal with German distributor VCL to release up to ten high-definition titles in German-speaking countries by January, 2007, with the entire 800-title catalogue …