World Screen

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and Red Earth Studio have teamed up to produce Inside: The Tiger Trade, a one-hour special that investigates the illegal underworld of tiger poaching. The special, which will premiere internationally on National Geographic …

LONDON: Five channels from Fox International Channels (FIC) are to launch in South Africa on the platform On Digital Media (ODM) on May 1. Fox Entertainment, FX, Fox Retro, Baby TV and Fuel will all be carried on the DTH …

HONG KONG: STAR Chinese Movies has renewed its exclusive output deal with Media Asia for the pay-TV and VOD rights to the production outfit’s latest releases and award-winning films in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Upcoming Media Asia titles to …

LONDON: Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D TV channel, is to launch with the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea on April 3, and thousands of pubs have already signed up for the broadcast. After the launch, Sky 3D …

PARIS/NEW YORK: Jason Priestley, who is starring in the new E1 original comedy Call Me Fitz, has signed on to host the International Digital Emmy Awards on April 12 at MIPTV, where he will be joined on stage by a …

NEW YORK: Citing internal e-mails at YouTube, Viacom says the file-sharing site was aware of copyright infringement taking place but opted not to do anything about it; the Google-owned company has hit back, accusing Viacom of "secretly" uploading its content to …

BURBANK: CNN’s chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, is heading to ABC to host the Sunday morning public affairs program This Week. Amanpour will join ABC in August, and until then, Jake Tapper, ABC’s White House correspondent, will be the host. …

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn has amended his previous tender offer for Lionsgate stock, launching a bid to take over all of the company’s outstanding shares. The billionaire financier recently announced a tender offer to up his stake in the company to …

MIAMI: Bola Cinta, the first co-produced telenovela between Latin Media Corporation and its Malaysian partner, Worldwide Rights Corporation, is to make its debut in June on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM). Bola Cinta is a love story set in the world …

LONDON: As part of a previously announced strategic partnership, BBC Motion Gallery has relaunched its website powered by Thought Equity Motion’s technology platform and the two companies now cross-represent selected international content sales. The enhanced site is bolstered with millions …