World Screen

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   During the 1980s, the winds of deregulation swept through Europe. Major TV markets like Germany, France, Italy and Spain, which had been dominated by public broadcasters, were seeing the emergence …

A pioneer in high-definition programming, Discovery Communications has now set its sights on the burgeoning 3D TV business. The company yesterday unveiled plans to launch a 3D network in the U.S. in 2011 in partnership with Sony and IMAX. John …

LOS ANGELES: STAR India Plus, STAR India’s North American channel, is adding two shows to its schedule catered specifically to U.S. audiences: ICC Cricket World and Asian Variety Show. ICC Cricket World, produced by Sportsband in conjunction with the International Cricket Council, launches …

BEVERLY HILLS: Katherine Kaufman is to join Televix Entertainment as its new VP of sales.  Kaufman will be in charge of domestic and international sales. She will report to Hugo Rose, the company’s CEO. Kaufman previously worked at Televix from 2001 to 2005 …

LOS ANGELES: Mark Goldman, formerly COO of Current, the network co-founded by ex-U.S. VP Al Gore, is planning to launch a high-definition lifestyle network focused on yoga and wellness. The new multimedia wellness company, BE, will be offering a revenue-sharing model …

Supported by the Qatar Foundation, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) is the Arab world’s first dedicated offering for kids. Since its launch in 2005, however, JCC has worked hard to expand outside of its regional borders. With a mix of …

LONDON: In the catalogue of Indigo Film & Television is a new documentary, The Team That Never Played, spotlighting South Africa’s football chronology and its rise to the 2010 host nation of the World Cup.  The documentary uses football to …

NEW YORK: Over the past two decades, the Super Bowl has generated $2.17 billion in advertising spending in the U.S., according to TNS Media Intelligence. From 1990 thru 2009, the Super Bowl generated $2.17 billion of network sales from a total of …

ENGLEWOOD: A Florida court has awarded DISH Network, EchoStar and NagraStar $51 million in damages after an individual posted software on the Internet that allowed individuals to illegally access DISH’s pay-TV signal with free-to-air receivers. In the decision against Robert Ward, …

LOS ANGELES: NBC this weekend confirmed its plans to move The Jay Leno Show to 11:35 p.m., while also showcasing a slate of pilots that are in development as the network looks for options to fill the talk-show host’s 10 …