World Screen

SAN FRANCISCO: Passengers on Virgin America flights are able to use the Red entertainment platform’s touch-screen on their seatback to choose from an expanded library of in-flight viewing options, including more live sports, news and hit programming, as well as …

  NEW YORK: David Ellender, the global CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), talks in this video interview about the company’s reputation as a consistent supplier of quality content, and how the business of managing brands is changing.    Earlier this month, …

MILAN: A court in Rome has ordered YouTube to immediately remove all Mediaset content that was illegally uploaded to the site. In July 2008, the Italian media giant filed a 500 million euros lawsuit against YouTube for the illegal commercial …

MUMBAI/NEW YORK: Time Warner is further expanding its business in India—where it already operates Cartoon Network, Pogo and WB, among other channels—taking a majority stake in the Hindi-language general-entertainment channel NDTV Imagine. Turner Asia Pacific Ventures has reached a deal …

BURBANK: Roy Edward Disney, who helped revitalize the animation division of the company founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, has passed away at the age of 79. The son of Disney Studios co-founder Roy O. Disney passed away yesterday at …

LONDON: In its survey on the communications markets in 12 major territories, Ofcom found that TV viewing in the U.K. rose by 3 percent last year, the biggest gain out of all the countries featured in the report. The British …

LOS ANGELES: The newest project from American Idol creator Simon Fuller, If I Can Dream, will be produced by 19 Entertainment, with Hulu, Clear Channel, MySpace, Pepsi and Ford Motor Company as partners. If I Can Dream, a reality show …

HOLLYWOOD: Previously unaired episodes of Katalyst’s original drama The Beautiful Life, which was cut from The CW after two episodes, will be made available on YouTube commercial free as part of a sponsorship agreement with HP. The first two episodes, …

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions, the Canadian outfit behind Being Erica, has brought on John Young as its new managing director, effective immediately. Young will be responsible for managing the company’s day-to-day business operations, while also looking for, evaluating and implementing …

LONDON: Douglas Schatz is to join Lonely Planet in January as the managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Matt Goldberg, the company’s CEO. Schatz will be responsible for leading the company’s European business and delivering …