World Screen

  WASHINGTON, D.C., January 6: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has acquired the global rights, excluding France and the U.S., for the six-part documentary series Apocalypse: The Second World War from France Télévisions Distribution. Apocalypse: The Second World War chronicles …

LONDON, January 6: The pan-African pay-TV network GTV has picked up a slew of programming from Power's catalogue and production slate for G Prime, a channel that offers movies, comedies, kids' shows, documentaries and more. Among the titles included in …

LONDON, January 6: BBC Worldwide has deemed Doctor Who as one of its priority licensing brands for 2009 and beyond, and announced a renewal and extension of its master toy license with Character Options. The announcement comes a day after …

TORONTO, January 6: For the second consecutive year, the Banff World Television Festival and Japanese pubcaster NHK are teaming up to acknowledge the best TV programs from or about Asia with the NHK Best Asian Program Prize. NHK has committed …

NEW YORK, January 6: Wolverine and the X-Men, the latest installment in the Marvel franchise, will launch with two back-to-back episodes on Nicktoons Network on January 23, and will air regularly on Fridays at 8 p.m. Produced by Marvel Animation, …

HONG KONG, January 6: Celestial Pictures has secured an exclusive pay-TV deal with Viasat Broadcasting to air Shaw Brothers kung-fu movies in 15 territories across Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States. Titles such as Come Drink With Me, The …

SINGAPORE, January 6: Tan Tong Hai has been appointed COO of StarHub, effective January 15, reporting to Terry Clontz, the company's CEO. Tan has more than 20 years of experience in the regional IT, Internet and e-commerce industries. He was …

CHICAGO, January 6: In reorganizing its current business lines, Towers Productions will now operate as three stand-alone companies, with separate entities for TV production, post-production and media services and equipment rentals. Towers Productions will now focus solely on the production …

LOS ANGELES, January 5: Universal Pictures has sold off its Rogue Pictures horror and thriller film label to Relativity Media, its financing partner, for a reported $150 million. According to wire reports, the deal was closed shortly before Christmas. It …

NEW YORK, January 5: Viacom and Time Warner Cable have agreed to the terms of a new carriage deal, averting a withdrawal of channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and VH1 from the platform. The two companies announced on …