World Screen

NEW YORK: A range of programming from HIT Entertainment will soon be available on Sling.com, the free video entertainment site, currently in beta mode, from EchoStar Corporation-owned Sling Media. Sling.com will feature videos from a variety of popular HIT Entertainment properties, including …

HONG KONG: A new initiative from the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) sees several pan-Asian cable and satellite outlets teaming to promote the effectiveness of regional networks as an ad medium during the downturn. According to CASBAA, this …

CANNES: At the International Digital Emmy Awards at MIPTV last night, Australia took home the top prize for fiction, while the U.K. scored in the non-fiction and children and young people categories. The International Digital Emmys, organized by the International …

BURBANK: Disney Media Networks is launching multiple channels on YouTube, delivering short-form content from ESPN and from the Disney-ABC Television Group, for which the company will be able to sell its own ad inventory. The ESPN channel, launching mid-April, will include …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., has posted losses for both the fourth quarter and full year 2008. For the fourth quarter of 2008, net revenue declined 7.8 percent to $502.1 million from $544.3 …

CANNES: Zodiak Entertainment has firmed up license deals in Asian territories and a new option in Australia for the music format Twist & Shout. The prime-time entertainment series has been optioned by Nine Network in Australia, and was also picked …

NEW YORK/LONDON: The History Channel in the U.K. has named Christina Foley as commercial director, reporting to Tom Davidson, the managing director. Based in London, Foley takes up her new post with immediate effect. She replaces Ian McDonough, who left …

Eric Vernière VP, International Sales France Télévisions Distribution With a constant supply of programming from channels operated by the public broadcaster France Télévisions, its parent company, France Télévisions Distribution has amassed a catalogue of some 5,000 hours across a range …

Fred Burcksen VP, Sales, Merchandising and Co-production ZDF Enterprises ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster ZDF, had its most successful year ever in 2008. Since its founding in 1993, the division has overseen the distribution of …

CANNES/COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK: Localized Sesame Workshop programming, including Play With Me Sesame and Elmo’s World, is set to launch as part of a block on Denmark’s TV 2 this fall. The as-yet-unnamed block, consisting of two seasons (80×30 minutes) is scheduled to …