World Screen

MOSCOW, September 16: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) is launching National Geographic Channel HD (NGC HD) in Russia on the AKADO-Stolitsa network on October 1. NGC HD, which is currently available on digital Platforma HD, showcases the channel’s top-rated programs …

BURBANK, September 16: The Walt Disney Company CIS has teamed up with Nikita Mikhalkov’s Three T Studio for its first Russian-produced feature, The Book of Masters, which began filming this month. The Book of Masters, which will premiere in fall …

SEATTLE, September 16: The Amazon.com-owned Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) has made more than 6,000 full-length feature films and TV episodes available for free streaming, inking deals with CBS and Sony Pictures Television, among others. The rotating video content is provided …

LONDON, September 16: BBC Worldwide has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in independent production outfit Baby Cow, whose credits include the hit comedy Gavin & Stacey. BBC Worldwide has been distributing Baby Cow’s properties on the international market for almost …

LOS ANGELES/MUMBAI, September 16: The MGM Channel is expanding its Indian reach via a distribution deal with STAR DEN Media Services, building upon its current carriage deal with DTH platform Dish TV. STAR DEN, a joint venture between STAR India …

AMSTERDAM, September 16: In a panel at the IBC technology conference in Amsterdam, Michael Grade, the executive chairman of ITV, labeled YouTube and file-sharing sites like it “parasites” for feeding off other companies’ content. "The day that Google or Joost …

NEW YORK, September 15: Product placement in prime-time programming on 11 measured networks in the U.S. fell by 15 percent in the first half of this year, according to The Nielsen Company, with a gain on network TV failing to …

LONDON, September 15: Ofcom has hit back at Sky’s implications that the Picnic service was dropped because of delays in the media regulator’s investigation into the U.K.’s pay-TV market. Sky revealed on Friday that it was abandoning plans to launch …

NEW YORK, September 15: Jonathan M. Tisch and Jeffrey Stewart of the Loews Hotel group have formed Walnut Hill Media, a new venture focused on investing in media companies and developing creative content with partners. Jonathan M. Tisch is the …

LONDON, September 15: BBC Worldwide plans to launch a dedicated channel on YouTube for EastEnders that will host favorite moments from the soap’s 13-year history. The EastEnders Channel is the second launch by BBC Worldwide on YouTube for a single …