World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS: Media Rights Capital (MRC) is teaming up with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for the distribution of the upcoming political drama series House of Cards, which will make its exclusive debut on Netflix. SPT will handle the distribution for House …

MADRID: Zinkia, the Spanish outfit behind the hit Pocoyo property, is to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange Over the Counter market. The move was intended to diversify the range of investors in the company, as well as …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company reported a 30-percent year-on-year gain in net income for its fourth quarter, reaching $1.09 billion, while revenue was up 7 percent to $10.4 billion. Revenues at the Media Networks segment increased 9 percent in the …

PARIS: For the first nine months of 2011, consolidated revenue at TF1 was relatively flat, up 0.7 percent, to 1.8 billion euros, though net profit was down 26.2 percent to 125.2 million euros. TF1 saw its profit slide 93.1 percent …

SINGAPORE: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) has expanded its channels on PT Karyamegah Adijaya (Aora TV Satelit), one of Indonesia’s leading pay-TV operators, with the launch of TLC, Turbo and Discovery HD World. The TLC lifestyle channel is now available on …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment has partnered with UNICEF to support Universal Children’s Day on November 20 through its Pocoyo character. The United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional’s novela The Revenge, starring Gabriela Spanic, Jose Angel Llamas and Catherine Siachoque, premiered in Hungary on channel Sorotza. The Revenge, which earned an INTE Award nomination for Best Telenovela of the Year in 2003, tells the story …

NEW YORK: The Syfy channel has three new scripted projects in development from Universal Cable Productions, CBS TV Studios and Fox Television Studios. Syfy’s scripted development slate includes an untitled Robert H. Wolfe series from Universal Cable Productions. The series …

LOS ANGELES: Dream Theatre has been named the exclusive licensing agent in India for Saban Brands’ hit Power Rangers Samurai franchise, and MarVista Entertainment, the exclusive international television distributor for Power Rangers, has licensed the broadcast rights to Nickelodeon India. …

NEW YORK: Production has begun on season two of USA Network’s hit series Fairly Legal, which is to be launched domestically in the spring, with the international rollout following across Universal Networks International’s portfolio of channels. Fairly Legal stars Sarah …