World Screen

NEW YORK: A $254 million loss from the sale of MySpace resulted in a 22-percent dip in News Corporation’s fourth-quarter profits to $683 million, but full-year net profit rose by 7.9 percent to $2.9 billion. For Q4, revenues rose to $9 …

NEW YORK: Aubeck Kam, the CEO of the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), talks in this video interview about the advantages that Singapore offers both local and international content creators, along with discussing the growth in the MDA’s co-production …

NEW YORK: Comedian Anthony Jeselnik has entered into a development deal with Comedy Central that will see him starring in and executive producing a new project to shoot in early 2012. Jeselnik recently made an appearance in Comedy Central’s Roast …

NAIROBI: The Kenya-based Wananchi Group’s Zuku platform is set to carry four STAR India channels for East African viewers, featuring Bollywood movies, entertainment and news. STAR Plus, Gold, News and One are to join Zuku in a one-year carriage agreement. …

LONDON: Endemol Worldwide Distribution and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific have struck a deal that sees the kids’ series The 99 airing on Cartoon Network’s Indian and Southeast-Asian feeds. Produced in full 3D CGI by Endemol UK in association with …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has secured new investment capital from a group led by venture capitalist Brian N. Sheth as it looks to accelerate expansion plans and has also announced a new management team under CEO Fernando Szew. The capital investment …

NEW YORK: Four new male-skewed series have been added to the Spike TV schedule for 2012, including Big Easy Justice and Undercover Stings, from the producers of Cops. American Digger comes from the creators/producers of Auction Hunters, Gurney Productions. Spike …

NEW YORK: Syfy’s Haven has planned a seven-episode story arc that flows between the TV show and Twitter, starting August 12 and wrapping up in the second-season finale on September 30. The integrated plot features characters Vince and Dave, who …

BETHPAGE/NEW YORK: Cablevision Systems Corp. and Viacom have come to an agreement in their legal dispute over streaming rights, allowing Viacom programming to remain on the Optimum Apps for the iPad and other Internet-connected devices. The lawsuit, filed in June …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu is bringing its online rental and streaming service to Japan, to launch later this year. In a blog post, Johannes Larcher, Hulu’s senior VP of international, said the company has decided to expand beyond the U.S.—with availability …