World Screen

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 …

BURBANK, August 9: Warner Bros. Online has announced plans to ramp up the web presence for three of its key animated brands: Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera and Scooby-Doo. "Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera are some of the most enduring properties in …

ATLANTA, August 9: Cartoon Network’s late-night Adult Swim block is bolstering its anime slate this fall with two new acquisitions: Trinity Blood and Bleach. Trinity Blood is based on the serial novels of Sunao Yoshida. Set in a future world …

BURBANK, August 9: NBC has inked a deal with BBC Worldwide Productions for You’re the One That We Want, a talent competition for midseason that will search for the leads for a new Broadway production of the classic musical Grease. …

SCOTTSDALE, August 9: A new report from Arizona-based In-Stat predicts that the U.S. market for Portable Media Players (PMP) will hit 5 million by the end of the year, driven in part by the popularity of the Video iPod. While …

ATLANTA, August 9: Original content from Turner Broadcasting System’s TNT network will be made available on DramaVision, the channel’s new broadband platform that launches August 15 with the first-ever broadband streaming of Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed mini-series Into the West. Housed …

STUDIO CITY, August 9: For the second quarter, the net loss at Hallmark Channel’s parent company Crown Media Holdings soared from $56.2 million to $227.4 million, while the half-year loss more than doubled from $107.1 million to $274.7 million. Revenue …

LOS ANGELES, August 9: Mark Burnett is teaming with Grammy Award-winning music producer Emilio Estefan to develop and produce multiplatform content for the U.S. Hispanic market, kicking off with a “Latin-inspired” workout video. This new venture, entitled Estefan/Burnett Entertainment, will …