World Screen

 TORONTO: From March 22 to 29, TVO in Canada will be presenting a slate of documentaries, dramas and current-affairs programs that explore the themes of culture and identity in society with Belong or Bust: Where Do I Fit In? The programming …

October 2008 Brown Johnson has been credited with changing the preschool television landscape in the U.S. She was the driving force behind Nick Jr.’s “play to learn” philosophy and oversaw the development of Blue’s Clues, Dora the Explorer and a …

Chef, TV Personality, Author Widely recognized as the First Lady of Italian cuisine—she even cooked a meal for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to New York last year—Lidia Matticchio Bastianich has been thrilling food lovers for decades through her …

NAME: Eliot Kid ORIGIN: The series is based on an original Idea from Sebastien Dorsey. DISTRIBUTOR: CAKE Entertainment TV SHOW: The animated comedy, consisting of 52 13-minute episodes, is targeted to kids aged 4 to 8. It is produced in …

PARIS: Full-year revenues at Vivendi gained 17.2 percent to 25.4 billion euros, the company announced today, with an adjusted net income of 2.7 billion euros. “We reached the goals that we set in the beginning of 2008," said the company’s …

LOS ANGELES: Connection III Entertainment Corp. will be exhibiting at MIPTV for the first time this year, looking to shore up deals on its U.S. syndication series Made in Hollywood and Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition, among other titles. "Celebrity-featured …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation has announced a reorganization and a new management team as it copes with the challenges of the financial crisis, in a move that sees Howard Stringer adding president to his current remit of chairman and CEO. The …

DALLAS: Newly released data indicates that 43 percent of broadband users are interested in having access to cable TV channels via their PCs, with 29 percent of those respondents indicating they would be willing to shell out an extra $10 …

Managing Director Outright Distribution   In each episode of the hit format Who Do You Think You Are?, a well-known celebrity embarks on a journey through their ancestral lineage to discover where it is they really came from. The series …

CHANNEL: Eden COUNTRY: U.K. LAUNCH DATE: Eden launched in the place of UKTV Documentary on January 26, 2009. OWNERSHIP: UKTV, a 50/50 joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media. DISTRIBUTION: Eden, together with nine other channels operated by UKTV, …