World Screen

MONTEREY: The number of people subscribing to pay-TV services in the U.S. fell by 119,000 customers in the third quarter, as compared with the 346,000 additions in the year-ago period. The new data from SNL Kagan comes amid increasing concerns about cord-cutting—customers canceling …

LONDON: Cineflix Studios has hired Nick Witkowski, a founder of Alchemy, to work with the company in a consultant role on international financing and sales for scripted programming. He reports to Glen Salzman, Cineflix’s CEO. Witkowski will be based in …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision Systems Corporation is looking into spinning off Rainbow Media Holdings, its division encompassing AMC and Sundance Channel, among other businesses, to stockholders in a tax-free transaction. The company’s board has approved filing the necessary documents with the Internal …

NEW YORK: 60 Minutes has become the first prime-time news magazine to have its own stand-alone app for the iPad. The 60 Minutes iPad app delivers high-quality video and text versions of the show’s content, including weekly previews, segments, web …

One of Asia’s most advanced and vibrant television markets, South Korea has, thanks to its locally produced dramas, also become one of the biggest exporters of content in the region. The country’s public broadcaster, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), is one …

LONDON: Remarkable Television, an Endemol company, has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a fourth installment of Gok’s Fashion Fix, which will be reinvented and renamed for its new season. For its fourth run, the show will tentatively be …

LOS ANGELES: Moving Pictures Film & TV is set to release the film Henry’s Crime, acquired from Mimran Schur Pictures by Maitland Primrose Group. The movie stars Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Fisher Stevens and Judy Greer. It’s based …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Stephen Lambert, the chief executive of Studio Lambert, discusses the openness of American networks to picking up international concepts and talks about the growing importance of social media.   When Stephen Lambert decided to …

SAN FRANCISCO: Factual and documentary producer Hoff Productions has promoted Rex Vigil to director of development. Vigil has been with Hoff Productions since 2004, starting as a development coordinator. Since 2008, he has served as manager of development, leading efforts …

STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN: A number of senior appointments have been made to the teams at Endemol Nordic, which has just scored a deal for Big Brother to go back on air in Sweden after being gone from the territory for five years. …