World Screen

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 10: National Geographic Channels International will launch its new wildlife channel, National Geographic Wild, in Hong Kong this month, with further markets expected to come on board in the coming months. Effective August 21, National Geographic Wild …

ENGLEWOOD, August 10: Net income at EchoStar Communications Corporation for the second quarter plummeted 80 percent to $169 million, on revenues of $2.46 billion, a 17 percent increase on last year. The company attributed the fall in profit to a …

MUNICH, August 10: Lost and Desperate Housewives will soon be available for online VOD broadcast in Germany, up to a week before their free-TV airings, on ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s broadband platform maxdome. The deal between Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and …

SANTA MONICA, August 10: Despite an 11-percent drop in revenues to $172.5 million, independent studio Lionsgate has narrowed its first quarter 2007 loss to $3.6 million from last year’s loss of $21.8 million. "We are continuing to grow the business …

DENVER, August 10: Liberty Global, which yesterday announced a deal to acquire the Czech cable platform Karneval, has reported a second quarter profit of $24 million versus last year’s loss of $114 million. The Czech deal sees Liberty Global acquiring …

NEW YORK, August 10: Viacom’s revenues for the second quarter of this year were up 24 percent to $2.85 billion, led in part by the acquisition of DreamWorks, delivering a profit of $437.3 million, also up 24 percent on the …

BEVERLY HILLS, August 9: ROK Entertainment Group has brought its ROK TV streaming mobile TV service to the U.S. following its British rollout last year. Thirteen channels of content are available at roktv.com for 99 cents each. ROK has licensed …

LONDON, August 9: 3DD Productions, a division of the 3DD Group, has expanded into the feature film world, beginning production in London on the comedy I Really Hate My Job. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Neve Campbell (Scream), …

LOS ANGELES, August 9: The Lionsgate subsidiary Debmar-Mercury has acquired the U.S. cable and network television syndication rights for a slate of celebrity-based reality shows from 51 Minds Entertainment, including The Surreal Life and Flavor of Love. The package of …

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 9: Twenty three media executives from eight Latin American countries participated in the first ever Global Media Aids Initiative Summit of Latin American Media Leaders, hosted by TV Globo in partnership with UNICEF, and supported by …