World Screen

SAN FRANCISCO: Effective immediately, Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) will handle all major licensing programs and merchandising campaigns for LX.TV’s television and online content, which includes Open House, 1stLook, My 1st Time, I Do and On the Rocks: The Search for …

MONTREAL: Etan Cohen (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Tropic Thunder) will receive the comedy writer of the year award at the Just for Laughs Comedy Conference in Montreal, while Todd Phillips (The Hangover) is to receive the award for comedy …

SINGAPORE: BBC Worldwide Channels Asia is bringing BBC Lifestyle to the South Korean market for the first time with carriage on SK Broadband, which is also adding BBC Entertainment to its lineup. BBC Entertainment and BBC Lifestyle will be available on …

MADRID: Luis Bassat, the Spanish advertising veteran who currently serves as honorary chairman of the Bassat Ogilvy España Group, is on board for laSexta’s version of the Mark Burnett format The Apprentice. Spain is set to launch its own version …

LONDON: NBC Universal Global Networks has launched SCI FI on Cyfra+ in Poland, adding to distribution on the "n" and Multimedia platforms in the country. SCI FI’s Polish expansion follows the rollout of Universal Channel on Cyfra+ last month, adding more …

MEXICO CITY: Among the top performers in Televisa Internacional’s catalogue are shows from Pol-ka, Ideas del Sur and MediaMates. The telenovela The Brave Ones from Pol-ka focuses on the dramatic story of three brothers who were separated during childhood and …

STOCKHOLM: The Pirate Bay, the popular file-sharing website whose owners were recently convicted of copyright infringement, is being acquired by the Swedish online gaming group Global Gaming Factory X (GGF). GGF is acquiring Pirate Bay as well as the file-sharing technology …

TORONTO: By a margin of 98.3 percent, the members of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) have ratified the new independent production agreement with the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and the Association des producteurs de …

BURBANK: The Disney Channel original movie Princess Protection Program, starring Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, premiered as TV’s number one entertainment telecast of 2009 for kids 6 to 11 and tweens 9 to 14. The broadcast drew in 3.1 million …

LONDON: New research from British media regulator Ofcom reveals that 8.9 million DVRs have been sold in the U.K., reflecting an increase of almost 1 million in the first quarter of this year. More than half of the DVR base …