World Screen

BURBANK/SEOUL, December 5: SK Telecom (SKT) has struck a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to launch the original short-form digital series Sorority Forever on its mobile platform in Korea. The series is available to SKT users via …

DOHA, December 5: Al Jazeera Network's English news channel is now available in more than 20 million households in sub-Saharan Africa, following a raft of new distribution partnerships across the continent. Al Jazeera English is now available across Africa in …

NEW YORK, December 5: American Greetings Properties has secured a number of new international deals for the hit Care Bears franchise, including one with Spanish retail giant Oysho for a line of branded women's apparel and accessories to launch across …

SÃO PAULO, December 5: Globo TV International has scored sales for the telenovela The Clone and series City of Men with Scandinavian broadcasters. The Clone went to Swedish broadcaster DTU7, known as Channel 7. The Brazilian drama is a love …

ATLANTA, December 5: Throughout December, Boomerang will showcase classic holiday specials as part of a month-long Christmas Party, which will conclude with a 30-hour marathon on Christmas Eve. Yogi's First Christmas, created in 1980, airs on December 6 at 4 …

LONDON, December 5: BBC Worldwide has appointed licensing agent Kidz Entertainment/EEMC to represent the preschool property In the Night Garden in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Kidz Entertainment will manage the licensing program across all territories, including overseeing the launch of …

LONDON, December 5: CBeebies has tapped Plug-in Media and Kindle Entertainment to deliver a 3-D website for the top-rated kids' show Big and Small. The website was built using Papervision3D, the latest innovation in delivering 3-D on the web. The …

DUESSELDORF, December 4: A German court has upheld a decision by regulators to block plans by publishing giant Axel Springer to acquire broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1. Springer said that it will decide whether to file an appeal after reviewing the full verdict. …

LONDON, December 4: BSkyB has launched an online pay-TV service, Sky Player TV, which includes channel offerings such as Disney Channel, MTV, National Geographic and Sky Sports, and is cheaper than the company's satellite packages. Consumers do not have to …

NEW YORK, December 4: Viacom has announced 850 layoffs across its operations, which is about 7 percent of its workforce, and is also suspending senior management salary increases for 2009. The company is also set to take write-downs on programming …