World Screen

ESPOO: Finnish studio Kombo has been acquired by Rovio, the company behind the the hit Angry Birds franchise, as part of its efforts to bolster its animation production capabilities. Following the transaction—which encompasses an undisclosed sum of cash and stock—Kombo …

MIAMI: Telemundo’s finale of The Queen of the South (La Reina del Sur) was the highest-rated program in the network’s 19-year ratings history, averaging 4.2 million total viewers over the age of 2. According to Nielsen Media Research, the telenovela …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: While it recorded a fiscal year 2011 net loss of $53.6 million, Lionsgate notched up a fourth quarter profit of $46.1 million. The wider full-year loss, on revenues of $1.58 billion, were attributed to  increased interest expenses, a …

TORONTO: The prime-time schedule of Canada’s Global TV has a number of returning series for the fall, while new dramas, such as NBC’s Prime Suspect, and comedies, including How to Be a Gentleman, are also on the roster. Returning series …

LOS ANGELES/SANTA MONICA: Hundreds of films from Miramax, including Pulp Fiction, Swingers and Scream, will be available to Hulu Plus subscribers, while a selection will also be offered up on the free ad-supported Hulu service. Effective today, Hulu Plus subscribers …

BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe has brought the Internet streaming service HBO GO to Romania, following on recent launches in Poland and the Adria region. HBO GO is initially available in Romania to iNES IPTV clients who also have an HBO …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has picked up Buried Treasure, a production of ITV Studios America that follows twin brothers Leigh and Leslie Keno, who travel across the country to help people discover the unknown treasures in their homes. The Keno brothers (Antiques …

NEW YORK: A&E Networks and the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) are seeking original unscripted TV projects from independent artists and production companies, with selected submissions to be produced as a pilot for possible development. The unscripted works must be …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has scheduled a special hour-long episode of The Voice to follow its exclusive coverage of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5. "There is no better showcase on television than to follow the Super Bowl, and we believe The …

ARLINGTON: Making a case for the auctioning off of under-utilized broadcast spectrum, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reports that just 8 percent of U.S. homes rely on over-the-air signals for TV programming. Over-the-air TV viewing has been steadily declining since 2005, …