World Screen

NEW YORK, October 16: A number of new VOD and mobile agreements are in place for AETN International across Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Southeast Asia, including an expansion of its deal with MSN into new Asian markets. In Korea, …

CANNES, October 16: Designer People, a 13-part series from Australia’s DemonAngel that looks at the world’s leading designers, will make its U.S. premiere on Ovation TV this November. Hosted by Lee Lin Chin, each half-hour episode is a self-contained profile …

LONDON/NEW YORK, October 16: Jeff Dunn, the CEO of HIT Entertainment, has announced several changes within the company’s senior team to achieve his strategic priorities of enhanced geographic focus and a coordinated brand-management strategy. Peter Byrne will be focused on …

CANNES, October 15: Former Disney chief Michael Eisner, who today runs The Tornante Company, discussed creativity in his MIPCOM keynote yesterday, which was followed by a Q&A with Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen. Speaking to attendees …

SANTA MONICA, October 15: Jon Feltheimer has signed a new contract with Lionsgate, keeping him as co-chairman and CEO of the independent studio until March 2014. Feltheimer’s previous contract ran through till March 2011. In related news, Michael Burns has …

NEW YORK, October 15: Andrew Lack, a former president of NBC and ex-chairman of Sony BMG, is joining Bloomberg to serve as the financial news company’s multimedia CEO, overseeing TV, interactive and radio operations. Lack will work closely with Matthew …

LOS ANGELES, October 15: Colin Callender is set to launch a new entertainment company in 2009, after exiting his role as the president of HBO Films, where he has ushered in a string of award-winning projects since he joined the …

SINGAPORE, October 15: Christine Leo McKerrow, the senior VP and general manager for BBC Worldwide Channels Asia, is leaving her role effective at the end of January. Since she joined the company, she has overseen the launch of the rebranded …

CANNES, October 15: Disney Media Networks Latin America (DMNLA) announced several deals at MIPCOM, including a pan-regional version of The Amazing Race and an expanded alliance with Terra TV. Terra, Latin America’s largest Internet company, has expanded its partnership with …

CANNES, October 15: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have selected three partners to create the first content out of their production deal, which sees an investment in multimedia TV projects that is set to …