World Screen

COLOGNE: Establishing a fourth sales office, ohm:tv has set up a post in Cape Town, South Africa. The new sales office will focus on Sub Sahara, with specific emphasis on distribution and acquisitions on the South African market. The South …

LOS ANGELES: Cablevision has licensed the stereoscopic RealD Format for delivery of high definition 3-D and the Rangers vs. Islanders hockey game will be the first live 3-D sports event delivered to U.S. homes.   In addition to the game’s …

LOS ANGELES: The Producers Guild of America (PGA) will launch the inaugural International Film Co-Production Showcase (CoProShow) competition, which will take place in connection with the second annual Produced By Conference (PBC) on June 4 to 6 at Twentieth Century …

LOS ANGELES, March 24: Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel will premiere 24 original movies over the course of this year and next, continuing their commitment to being the destinations for family-friendly TV movies. These originals will feature a roster …

DALLAS: In a new agreement with Warner Bros., Blockbuster will continue to provide immediate availability of the studio’s titles, with Academy Award-winning The Blind Side already available in Blockbuster stores and by mail.   The digital agreement already in place …

LOS ANGELES: Chris Philip, most recently president of worldwide sales at Power, has set up a new international production and distribution company, Engine Entertainment, that officially launches at MIPTV. The new venture will represent a library of content across all genres …

BUENOS AIRES: Bernarda Llorente and Claudio Villarruel, formerly at Argentine broadcaster Telefe, have set up a new content venture. Villaruel and Llorente left their posts as artistic and programming directors at Telefe in December. At the broadcasting group they had founded …

  HARRINGTON PARK: As a result of its acquisition of the Inecom Entertainment film library, Janson Media has a number of new blue-chip feature-length history documentaries to showcase at MIPTV. Titles include Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of WWII, …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment is to present at MIPTV the fantasy adventure series Tai Chi Chasers, which will be available for airing in the fourth quarter of 2011 in all markets outside of Asia. The 39×30-minute series uses a combination …

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has signed a multi-year distribution agreement to expand the carriage of Disney Channel, Disney XD and Hungama TV on cable, DTH and IPTV platforms in India. The deal, which takes effect April 1, will see Sun …