World Screen

OAKLAND: The Walt Disney Company’s top executives believe that the Disney brands, products and people will be able to overcome the challenges presented by the current economic downturn. At the annual Disney shareholder meeting, CEO Bob Iger pointed to the …

LONDON: Revenues from traditional television spot ads are expected to fall by 75 percent within 10 years, resulting in a market worth $13.1 billion in the U.S., according to analysis from Generator Research. In its report, "Television Advertising: An Irreversible …

NEW YORK: Marvel Entertainment has formed an International Advisory Board, comprised of business leaders from international growth markets, to focus on expanding global business opportunities. The Advisory Board is chaired by James F. Halpin, a Marvel director since March 1995. …

DHAKA/NEW YORK: Sisimpur, an original Bangladeshi adaptation of Sesame Street and the first locally produced educational children’s series for the region, has gone into production for a fifth season. Sesame Workshop and Nayantara Communications are working on 52 new half-hour …

PARIS/MILAN: The first completed episodes of the new animated series Geronimo Stilton, co-produced by Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop, will debut at this year’s MIPTV. Atlantyca and Moonscoop are also distribution partners for the series, which has been presold to Radio-Canada …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA International has signed the first options for entertainment formats from its recently launched sister company White Smoke Media, including deals for Family Connections and Just Another Week at the Office. The game-show format Family Connections has been optioned …

MONTREAL: Distraction has landed deals for the formats DNA and The Next Great Leader in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Bulgaria National Television picked up The Next Great Leader to produce six episodes, with the air date tentatively slated for May. …

ATLANTA: The Mighty Boosh will make its U.S. debut on March 29 at 1 a.m. in Adult Swim’s Sunday lineup, with all three seasons slated to air. Created by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, The Mighty Boosh features self-absorbed wannabe …

LONDON: FremantleMedia will continue to produce and distribute programming from Silver River Productions outside the U.K. for an additional three years. From the existing partnership in place, FremantleMedia has already produced successful local versions of Silver River formats, including Say …

HONG KONG/NEW DELHI: India’s Aksh Optifibre has signed a multi-year VOD agreement with Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) to bring a collection of hit movies to its IPTV service, icontrol. icontrol subscribers have access to a wide range of movies …