World Screen

LONDON, July 31: Private investment firm Permira has acquired Bridgepoint’s majority stake in ALL3MEDIA for £320 million, the company announced today. The current management team of shareholders Steve Morrison, Jules Burns, David Liddiment and John Pfeil remains in place. In …

WASHINGTON, July 31: CBS has asked the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to set aside the $550,000 fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission for its broadcast of Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl …

LONDON, July 28: British outfit Zig Zag Productions has delivered to Five a documentary about people who choose to be cryonically preserved in the hopes of being brought back to life in the future. Five will air the special, Death …

LOS ANGELES, July 28: Beginning next month, The MGM Channel will be broadcast across sub-Saharan Africa via the DTH platform My TV. Bruce Tuchman, the executive VP of MGM Networks, noted, “This agreement represents a very positive development for us …

NEW YORK, July 28: BBC Worldwide Americas will hold its BBC Showcase Latin America for the third year, with the event slated to take place at the JW Marriot Hotel in Rio de Janeiro from September 17 to 19. Targeting …

MONTREAL, July 28: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), the Ministry of Culture of Brazil and the Brazilian Producers' Association have joined forces for a C$100,000 development fund for Canadian and Brazilian documentary and animation co-productions. The fund is …

MUMBAI, July 28: The Indian consumer goods company Hindustan Lever is working with the entertainment channel Star Plus and Endemol India for a new reality show that scours the country for talented 5-to-14 year olds. Rin Mera Star Super Star …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 28: Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller of Piller/Segan, whose credits include USA Network’s The Dead Zone and ABC Family’s Wildfire, have entered into a first-look television deal with Lionsgate. The relationship between the two companies began with …

LONDON, July 28: Just two weeks since acquiring Dutch format producer and distributor Intellygents, 2waytraffic has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Celador’s hit format brand Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. In March, the worldwide intellectual property rights and …

LONDON, July 28: Full-year profit at British Sky Broadcasting fell 5 percent to £551 million, the company said today, despite an 8-percent increase in revenues to £4.15 billion. The company, however, remains bullish, noting a 389,000-subscriber increase to 8.176 million, …