World Screen

TORONTO, November 19: CCI Entertainment's preschool property Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs has had a successful response for its live tour, raking in more than £450,000 in sales in the U.K. alone. Premier Productions has put on 89 …

LONDON, November 19: For the third consecutive year, Virgin Media Television's family entertainment channel Challenge will be the exclusive U.K. home for the Miss World Competition. Through a deal with the Miss World Organization and Zeal Entertainment, Challenge will air …

SAINTES, November 19: Belgium's Noukie's Pictures has racked up a slate of deals on its preschool 3-D series Nouky & Friends across free and pay TV, including one with France 5. The 78×5-minute series launches on France 5 this December …

SAN FRANCISCO, November 19: TV.com's new HD Gallery features premium content video clips and full-length episodes, and now also includes the ability to embed these on social networks, blogs and other video destinations. TV.com, part of CBS Interactive, features show …

NEW YORK, November 19: Eddie Dalva has been named senior VP of content for MTV Networks Entertainment Group, charged with a wide array of programming responsibilities, including seeking out co-ventures and digital content partnerships. Dalva's primary focus will be Spike …

LONDON/NEW YORK, November 19: Leopard Films has hired Nicki Gottlieb as its head of production, along with promoting Wendy Hall to take on the same role for its New York office. Gottlieb comes to Leopard from Diverse, where she was …

SUNNYVALE, November 18: Yahoo! has embarked on the search for a new CEO, with Jerry Yang set to step down as soon as a successor is named. The announcement by the Internet search giant yesterday sent its share price up …

REDMOND, November 18: Microsoft is promising a revolution in home entertainment with its New Xbox 360 Experience, an update to the Xbox 360 gaming console that will be released tomorrow that allows for the delivery of an expanded range of …

NEW YORK, November 18: Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, the cofounder of HDTV and the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to published reports, the SEC alleges …

WINNIPEG, November 18: Peter Viner is coming out of retirement to take up the post of interim president of Canwest Global Communications' broadcasting division, replacing Kathy Dore. In August, Dore announced her intention to leave the company when her contract …