World Screen

LONDON, August 14: Cartoon Network Too in the U.K. will launch a preschool block, called Cartoonito, on September 4, airing daily from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cartoon Network EMEA’s VP of programming, acquisitions and presentation, Cecilia Persson, has already …

CHATSWORTH, August 14: Image Entertainment has signed a ten-year output agreement to distribute theatrical motion pictures from Relativity Media on home video—including DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc—and digital formats. Relativity most recently provided financing and co-produced or executive produced with …

LONDON, August 14: The Italian Internet firm Tiscali is merging its British broadband operations with Video Networks International’s VOD outfit Homechoice. Video Networks International is offloading Homechoice in exchange for an 11.5 percent stake in Tiscali UK, valuing Homechoice at …

SAN DIEGO, August 14: The rock band Supernova has filed for a preliminary injunction to block the band being formed in the CBS reality show Rock Star: Supernova from performing or recording under that name. The Mark Burnett-produced Rock Star: …

LOS ANGELES, August 14: Fox Interactive Media’s (FIM) network of websites, including IGN and MySpace, are set to begin offering properties from Twentieth Century Fox, such as X-Men: The Last Stand and Prison Break, on a download-to-own basis. IGN Entertainment …

NEW YORK, August 14: Titles from Argentina, Dubai, the U.K. and the Netherlands have been nominated in the 2006 Breaking News and Continuing News Coverage categories for the International Emmy Awards. The winners of the news categories will be presented …

BEIJING, August 14: Effective September 1, cartoon series produced outside of China will be banned from local broadcast between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., in an effort to give a boost to the local animation sector. The …

August 2006 This month, the SCI FI Channel series Stargate SG-1 celebrates its 200th episode. First launched on the Showtime pay cable network in the U.S., the show is now in its tenth season and has been licensed into more …

April 2006 By Anna Carugati When viewers in Britain want to watch programming that is different, cutting edge, and often pushes the envelope, chances are they tune in to Channel 4. It was established in 1981 as an advertising-funded, not-for-profit …

World Screen Weekly, August 8, 2006 NAME: Storm Hawks ORIGIN: Based on an original idea. CREATOR: Asaph "Ace" Fipke, Nerd Corps Entertainment’s CEO and founder. TV SHOW: This series of 52 half hours is done in 3-D animation. It’s an …