World Screen

SAN BRUNO: YouTube has launched a pilot program for a group of partners that offers paid channels on the website, with subscription fees starting at $0.99 per month. Each subscription service offers a 14-day free trial. Among the paid channels …

NEW YORK: Anthony Zuiker, who created the wildly successful CSI franchise, talks to us about Cybergeddon, a nine-part series that he describes as a motion picture for the web.   After creating the CSI franchise, which became a worldwide phenomenon, …

NEW YORK: Abbe Raven, chairman of A+E Networks, pointed to the gains made by the group’s channel portfolio at its Upfront presentation last night, noting, "In 2012, all six of our core networks were up year over year. We are …

NEW YORK: The World Screen app for the L.A. Screenings is now available for download, delivering programming listings, news, a directory of company suite numbers and a range of resources to help you make the most out of your time …

NEW YORK: News Corporation has reported $9.54 billion in total revenue for the three months ended March 31, a 14-percent increase year-on-year. More than half of this revenue increase was from growth at the Cable Networks Programming, Filmed Entertainment and …

LONDON: Price competition and the prevalence of free DTT in many markets will result in slower growth in pay-TV revenues over the next five years, according to a new report, as compared with the period from 2007 to 2012. Informa …

LOS ANGELES: The reality show Family Restart, on offer from Dori Media Group, gives estranged families a chance to reconnect by pairing parents and their adult children with a life coach to mend their broken relationships. In another Dori Media …

BURBANK: For its second fiscal quarter, The Walt Disney Company reported net income of $1.51 billion, up 32 percent on the same quarter last year, led by the strong performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks. Revenue …

NEW YORK: Ahead of this year’s L.A. Screenings, Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director, shares her thoughts on how today’s major media companies are embracing change. Think back to the dawning of the year 2000. Remember how we woke …

EL SEGUNDO: DIRECTV highlighted the gains in its Latin American business as it released its first-quarter financials this morning, delivering overall revenues of $7.58 billion, an 8-percent gain, with 604,000 subscriber additions in the period. Much of the company’s customer growth …