World Screen

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Lisa Wookey has been promoted to VP of marketing and communications for Entertainment One’s (eOne) TV division. The appointment is effective immediately, and Wookey continues to be based in Toronto. Her remit continues to include the development and …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications’ third-quarter profit was up 27 percent to $237 million, while revenue rose 18 percent to $1.1 billion. Discovery’s U.S. networks brought in adjusted earnings of $378 million for the quarter, a gain of 9 percent on …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, the internationally acclaimed German director Werner Herzog talks about the personal and emotional journey of making his latest documentary, Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life.   Herzog, whose films …

SANTA MONICA: The 2011 American Film Market (AFM) gets under way today in Santa Monica, with more than 90 new buying companies and a 10-percent increase in buyer registration from 2010. Buyers from China are up more than 50 percent, …

PHILADELPHIA: Profit was up 4.7 percent at Comcast for the third quarter, with revenues that climbed 51 percent to $14.3 billion. Net income for the three months ended September 30 was $908 million. Operating income reached $2.61 billion, a gain …

HONG KONG: Richard Li received the Lifetime Achievement Award at CASBAA today for his pioneering role in the development of pay television in Asia. "Not only was he a pioneer once, he was a pioneer twice," said Marcel Fenez, CASBAA’s …

NEW YORK: For the third quarter of 2011, Time Warner posted revenues of $7.1 billion, up 11 percent on the same period a year prior and marking the highest growth rate for the company since Q3 2007. Time Warner had …

HONG KONG: The heads of Sky Perfect JSAT, J:COM and WOWOW told CASBAA delegates in a session today that they are looking to international content to help them drive the Japanese multichannel market, while the AsiaPac leaders of four top …

HONG KONG: Quality content, access to capital and its parent company’s distribution prowess will be the keys to increasing NBCUniversal’s revenues from outside the U.S., which currently stand at just 8 percent, Jeff Shell said at CASBAA in Hong Kong …

NEW YORK: American Greetings Properties (AGP) and international licensing agent Mindworks Entertainment have made a deal with Kaga Hightech that allows consumers in Japan to create personalized Care Bears-branded postcards. Customers in Japan will be able to choose from 161 …