World Screen

LONDON, October 8: Virgin1’s schedule for the fall includes five new U.K. commissions, which join returning imports like Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Chuck. Leading the new commissions is The Bransons: Come Hell or High Water, a one-off documentary …

HILVERSUM, October 8: Marina Williams is joining Endemol from CME to take up the post of CEO of Central and Eastern European operations. Williams will oversee and expand Endemol’s operations across the region, including in Russia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine and …

CONTACT _Con-3E30DE563F6 c s l LOS ANGELES, October 8: Jon Feltheimer, the co-chairman and CEO of Lionsgate, will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 NATPE Market & Conference, set for January 26 to 29 at the Mandalay Bay Resort …

SAN BRUNO, October 8: YouTube is venturing into the eCommerce space, inking a deal that enables users to purchase music, games and other products featured in selected content on the site directly from iTunes and Amazon.com. The YouTube eCommerce Platform …

NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, October 8: News Corporation has spent $200 million to take full control of the mobile entertainment subsidiary Jamba, acquiring VeriSign’s 49-percent stake in the venture. Last year, News Corp. acquired a controlling interest in Jamba and merged …

LONDON, October 7: Despite the economic downturn, advertising revenues worldwide will grow by 4.3 percent this year, according to ZenithOptimedia, led by markets like the Asia Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe. Worldwide advertising expenditure is forecast to reach $506.4 …

CANNES, October 7: Under the banner of “MIP Accelerators,” a slate of MIPCOM networking events will provide relationship-building and pitching opportunities for attendees. As Paul Johnson, the director of television at Reed MIDEM, explains, the ultimate goal, particularly in this …

ALVISO/ENGLEWOOD, October 7: DISH Network has to pay TiVo $104 million in damages after losing an appeal in the DVR manufacturer’s patent infringement suit. The legal battle between the two companies has been ongoing for some time. TiVo sued the …

CANNES, October 7: On October 14 at MIPCOM, Michael Eisner, the founder of The Tornante Company, will deliver a keynote address titled “Creativity in a Box,” to be followed by an interview with Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of …

HONG KONG, October 7: Sushma Singh, India’s secretary for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), and Nripendra Misra, the chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), will be on hand at this year’s Cable & Satellite Broadcasting …