World Screen

CAMBRIDGE: Pay-TV service revenues in Indonesia are forecast to grow at an 18.3-percent CAGR between 2010 and 2015, reaching $778 million be the end of that period, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. "Indonesia’s pay-TV market is characterized …

TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has invested C$11.5 million in 36 new interactive projects, which had been submitted in the second round of its Experimental Stream initiative. The CMF is putting forth C$8.6 million to 17 projects in production, …

PARIS: Vivendi posted a 4.4-percent rise in its 2010 profit, with revenues up 6.4 percent to 28.9 billion euros ($40 billion). EBITA was up 6.2 percent, to 5.7 billion euros ($7.9 billion). This increase was driven by the performance of …

LONDON: Shine TV has been commissioned by BBC One to produce the one-off Bang Goes the Winter Weather (working title), a complement to BBC One’s Bang Goes the Theory series. Bang Goes the Winter Weather, which will be anchored by …

NEW YORK: Verizon and MTV Networks have entered into a partnership that brings customers of the FiOS TV service unlimited online access to popular programming from MTV, with plans to extend the offering to Comedy Central and Nickelodeon content soon. Hits …

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: German media company m4e has secured a deal with Japan’s Toei Animation for select rights to the Sailor Moon brand. m4e will handle free- and pay-TV rights, as well as home entertainment, licensing and merchandising in the German-speaking territories. …

LOS ANGELES: TV Land’s original sitcom Hot in Cleveland is scheduled for a third season, with 22 new episodes to begin shooting this summer. Filmed in front of a live studio audience, Hot in Cleveland features three friends who make …

VAN NUYS: A new partnership sees Marc Dorcel distributing on-demand content from the adult studio Digital Playground in more than 18 European territories on 50 TV networks and platforms. Digital Playground launched in January 2010 on VOD to more than 30 …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has picked up My Strange Addiction and plans to introduce the U.S. reality series to international broadcasters at MIPTV. My Strange Addiction documents people who are battling obsessive behaviors that threaten to take over their …

LOS ANGELES: The freshman hits Shameless and Episodes have both received orders for second seasons from Showtime. Shameless, which stars William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, is an hour-long family drama. From John Wells and Paul Abbott, the series is based …