World Screen

SÃO PAULO: Brazilian TV Producers (BTVP) has signed up a roster of experts from Europe, North America and Latin America to share their experience, knowledge and production know-how with attendees at this year’s PIC DOC, a five-day international training program …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission is urging member states to accelerate plans for switching off analogue signals ahead of the 2012 deadline, arguing that with the freed-up spectrum, the launch of new services, from wireless Internet to HD channels, could give …

TORONTO: The French-language TÉLÉTOON Rétro channel, which airs such classic cartoons as The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show and Inspector Gadget, joins Bell TV, bringing its total number of subscribers to more than 1.3 million.  The channel is offered at no additional …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination, a two-hour documentary that features a wealth of rarely seen news footage, is to air on National Geographic Channel on November 23, in conjunction with the anniversary of the assassination of the former …

NEW YORK: Michael Smith has been named as the general manager of the Cooking Channel, Scripps Networks’ new service that takes the place of FLN in the third quarter of next year.  Smith is a Food Network veteran, having led the …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment is teaming with with Musicartoon in Italy and Agogo in Hong Kong for Marfy of Dreams, with production on the pilot, developed with RAI, now complete. The TV distribution and licensing for the 26×30-minute series will be …

LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A.’s girl-skewing property Winx Club has secured new deals across Europe for products featuring the Believix Fairy characters from season four, while an additional licensing agreement includes Huntik: Secrets & Seekers.  Fairies from Winx Club will be featured in a …

WEST PALM BEACH: ION Television has picked up the broadcast premiere rights to March of the Penguins from Warner Bros. Domestic Television as well as The Return, Breach and Miami Vice from NBC Universal Domestic Distribution. “As part of ION Television’s effort to build its …

LOS ANGELES: The Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) original supernatural thriller Circle of Eight, which combines elements of gaming and social media to drive the story line, premieres today exclusively on MySpace. Available at myspace.com/circleof8, the first three episodes of the ten-part series launch today. Episodes …

HAMILTON: Revenues at Central European Media Enterprises fell by 33 percent to $134.5 million, with a wider net loss attributable to the company of $21.55 million, up from the year-ago period’s $19.3 million. "This is the fourth quarter of decline …