World Screen

KUALA LUMPUR: Astro has unveiled its plans for Astro B.yond, which will offer customers innovative services that will be introduced in phases, starting with the first-ever HD broadcast in Malaysia. The first HD service launches on December 18, with further …

BERLIN: ALL3MEDIA Deutschland and BBC Worldwide have teamed up to form Tower Productions, which will develop its own formats as well as focus on local productions for shows within both companies’ catalogues. Based in Cologne, Tower Productions will be headed …

BURBANK/HELSINKI: Warner Bros. International Branded Services and Elisa Corporation have launched two WarnerTV SVOD branded services in Finland. WarnerTV and WarnerFilms are available to Elisa Viihde customers in Finland. The deal marks the first launch of the WarnerTV branded service …

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: MGM HD, a joint venture between Sky and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM), is the first branded channel from the studio to launch in the U.K., showcasing a selection of high-definition remastered movies such as Woody Allen’s Annie Hall and …

LONDON: CNBC, National Geographic Channel and Sky News have been appointed as the official broadcast partners for the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) for the next three years. The $5 million multiplatform global partnership will see the broadcasters provide commercial airtime, online marketing …

MONTEREY: Recessionary and competitive pressures have contributed to a "significant" decline in broadband subscriber additions in Western Europe, according to a new report from SNL Kagan.  The top 10 fixed broadband providers saw an average of less than 1.4 million …

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) has extended its trial license program with DVD kiosk operator Redbox through at least June 30, 2010, bringing customers new-release titles such as Up in the Air and The Lovely Bones. Redbox and PHE signed …

NASHVILLE: The Documentary Channel (DOC) has four new films to debut in January as part of its Monday Primetime Premieres lineup, including Misha Vs. Moscow.  This weekly prime-time schedule will be telecast one hour earlier beginning in January, kicking off …

LONDON: BabyTV has launched on DISH Network in Mexico, following on its debut earlier this year on SKY Mexico. The channel is available in the Basic Plus Package of DISH Network, which is already present in more than a dozen …

MADRID: Imagina International Sales has signed a deal for Globomedia’s El internado (The Boarding School) to be localized in Russia by A MEDIA.  A MEDIA will be responsible for adapting the series’ first season for Russian channel CTC, to air in …