World Screen

NEW YORK, January 7: Bender Media Services has finalized a number of new licensing agreements with buyers across Latin America for several programs from its catalogue, including Wild & Crazy, which has been licensed to UCV TV in Chile. Wolverine …

LONDON, January 7: BabyTV has extended its reach in Cyprus with a launch on PrimeTel's IPTV platform, PrimeTV. PrimeTel is the only private telecommunications company in Cyprus that owns and operates a nationwide fiber-optic network. BabyTV can be found on …

LONDON, January 7: Daniela Neumann, who has been serving as the acting director of programs at Virgin Media Television (VMtv) for the last year, has been given a permanent appointment. Neumann, who has been covering a maternity leave for Celia …

BERLIN/LONDON/NEW YORK, January 7: Andreas Niedergesäss  has been appointed to lead Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products’ (NVCP) team in Germany, responsible for the management and development of activities across all brands, including Nick, MTV, Viva and Comedy Central. In the …

TOKYO, January 6: Sony Corporation is dismissing press reports that it is planning further job cuts and plant closures following its reorganization last month. In early December, the Japanese electronics giant announced a major restructuring initiative in order to cope …

LOS ANGELES, January 6: The long-running legal battle between dominant U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision and its key content supplier, Mexican media giant Televisa, headed to federal court in Los Angeles today. The legal tussle has been ongoing since 2005, when …

NEW YORK, January 6: A retransmission consent and carriage agreement between CBS Corporation and Time Warner Cable announced today includes CBS and Showtime participating in the platform's Start Over and Look Back enhanced video services. Time Warner Cable has extended …

SANTA CLARA/SANTA MONICA, January 6: Terminating a previously announced deal with Allen Shapiro and private-equity firm One Equity Partners, Macrovision Solutions Corporation has agreed to sell the TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online to Lionsgate. The price tag, of …

LONDON, January 6: ITV’s production division has picked up a 25-percent stake in the British independent factual outfit Carbon Media for £1.1 million. In addition to the payment for an equity stake, ITV Studios will make £150,000 in developments funds available to …

NEW YORK, January 6: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has issued a final call for submissions for this year's International Digital Emmy Awards, with the January 12 deadline rapidly approaching. For the fourth year in a row, …