World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Regent Releasing and Here Media have taken on the North American distribution rights for the docudrama Eichmann, based on the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, known as an architect of Hitler’s "final solution" during World War II. The …

LONDON: MTV Networks International has established a new unit within its Emerging Markets group that will work with partners to stage on-the-ground events across Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. The new business will be led by …

LONDON: Home, UKTV’s first lifestyle channel to relaunch, has picked up a raft of new and exclusive content to mark its rollout on April 30. Home went for seasons six and seven of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition from Endemol USA. …

LONDON: Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Sony Pictures Consumer Products are among the latest companies to sign up as exhibitors at Brand Licensing Europe, set for September 30 to October 1 at Olympia’s Grand Hall in London. The organizers of the annual …

MONTE CARLO: A total of 20 comedies and 31 dramas from 22 countries have been nominated for Golden Nymph awards at the 49th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival. The Festival is scheduled for June 7 to 11, wrapping with the Golden Nymph …

LOS ANGELES: Tony Aronovitz has been upped to the role of manager for IFTA Collections, supervising all aspects of U.S. and international royalty collections. His tasks will include customer service and marketing, along with responsibility for maintaining relationships with foreign …

DALLAS: The number of people subscribing to TV services worldwide will top 1.4 billion by 2013, Parks Associates forecasts, with prime-time catch-up services seen as key for platforms in gaining and retaining customers. Broadband households in Europe and the U.S. consistently …

MEXICO CITY: This May, Chilevision is slated to air TV Azteca’s new telenovela Love Me Again (Vuelveme a Querer). Launched at the recent MIPTV, Love Me Again follows a young equestrian champion who meets a powerful businessman and falls in …

NEEDHAM: Echo Bridge Entertainment is looking to expand its business in the Asia Pacific with the appointment of Natalie Yuen as VP of international sales for the region. Reporting to Dan March, the executive VP of Echo Bridge Entertainment, in this newly-created …

NORTH LAS VEGAS: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has teamed up with The Upper Deck Company for a line of collectible trading cards based on the hit FOX series American Idol. The new collectible cards will hit retail on April 21, and …