World Screen

ATHENS, November 11: FOX International Channels (FIC) will begin broadcasting its female-skewing entertainment network FOX Life in Greece via ON Telecoms, beginning December 1. FOX Life will be available 24 hours a day to all ON subscribers, in English with …

LOS ANGELES, November 11: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's MGM HD channel has scored carriage on the AT&T U-verseSM TV platform, having previously launched in the U.S. on cable systems such as Comcast and Time Warner, on satellite services like DIRECTV and DISH and …

LONDON, November 11: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has secured further distribution for its anime channel Animax in Germany through an agreement with Kabel Deutschland (KDG). From the end of November, Animax will be available on KDG's Kabel Digital Home …

NEW YORK, November 11: This year marks the 75th anniversary of The Lone Ranger entertainment franchise, and Entertainment Rights (ER) is kicking off its celebration with new collectible merchandise, live events and the release of The Lone Ranger 75th Anniversary …

HILVERSUM, November 11: Jetix Europe has signed a deal with Cake Distribution to broadcast the tween sitcom Total Drama Island on its U.K. channel. Created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis and produced by Fresh TV for TELETOON in Canada, …

NEW YORK, November 11: Two-time Academy Award-nominated actor Dijimon Hounsou has signed on as the voice of the iconic Marvel superhero The Black Panther for an upcoming animated series based on the character that is set to premiere on BET …

CHATSWORTH, November 11: Image Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights for the film Management, which stars Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson, from Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Image will handle all theatrical, home video, digital, television and pay-per-view rights for …

NEW YORK, November 11: HIT Entertainment has made several key appointments and promotions for its businesses in North America and Latin America, all of which will be united under one division, reporting to Pam Westman, the executive VP of consumer …

BURBANK, November 11: Lisa Streff, Vince Marchica and Christy Cohen have all been upped in their roles within Cooke Jar Entertainment's consumer-products division, based in the company's Burbank office. Streff has been promoted to senior VP of domestic consumer products. …

October 2008 Digital terrestrial television (DTT), the next big thing in Europe as a means of delivering television, is already shaking up markets big and not so big. Its impact was highlighted in Spain at the start of August when …