World Screen

LONDON, November 6: African pay-TV network GTV is launching Discovery World on its service on November 10. Discovery World will kick off on GTV with the premiere of the documentary Expedition Alaska, which looks at the wildlife of the Arctic …

LONDON, November 6: BT Vision in the U.K. has added offerings from BabyTV to its range of on-demand programming. BabyTV On-Demand features edited half-hour segments that are categorized into themes such as first concepts, imagination and creativity, nature and animals, …

LONDON, November 6: Diane Rankin is joining Cineflix International as its head of acquisitions, tasked with increasing the company's library of indie titles and negotiating representation agreements with leading producers and program-makers. Rankin joins Cineflix from Brunico Communications, where she …

TORONTO, November 6: Julie Sultan has been upped to the newly created role of president of international motion picture acquisitions and sales for Peace Arch Entertainment, and has made a number of promotions within her new team. Sultan joined Peace …

NEW YORK, November 5: Reporting flat revenues and an earnings dip for the third quarter, Time Warner has also lowered its 2008 profit growth forecast, which it now expects to be up 5 percent to $12.9 billion, rather than the …

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 5: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for unused TV spectrum—also known as "white spaces"—to be used for the delivery of broadband services, in a move opposed by U.S. broadcasters. The networks had argued …

LONDON, November 5: ITV is integrating its portfolio of broadcast channels and online assets under the leadership of Peter Fincham, in a restructure that sees Jeff Henry, the managing director of ITV Consumer, leaving the company. With the new structure, …

LONDON, November 5: Following his recent six-month stint as interim CEO at Five, Mark White, the broadcaster's executive director of sales, has been promoted to the new post of managing director. During his time as interim CEO, White oversaw a …

LONDON, November 5: NBC Universal has expanded its international television production unit, led by Angela Bromstad, with the hiring of Yvonne Pilkington and Jeremy Miles. Both will report to Bromstad, the president of international television production at NBC Universal International, …

VINCENNES, November 5: Alphanim's new 52×13-minute animated series Gawayn, which was formally launched at MIPCOM Junior last month, has been licensed to The Walt Disney Company Latin America. Set in the Middle Ages, the show follows a young knight-in-training and …