World Screen

DOHA, August 25: The Al Jazeera Network has completed a new deal with hospitality entertainment specialists OTRUM, making its news content available to hotels across Europe and the Middle East. The network is working to build its presence in European …

EL SEGUNDO/NEW YORK, August 25: DIRECTV’s U.S. Open Interactive service returns today for a third year with expanded programming, offering more than 400 hours of tournament coverage. The service will include USA Network’s national coverage during the tournament’s first five …

TV Kids Weekly, August 19, 2008 ORIGIN: Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is a U.S. adaptation of the Japanese series Kamen Rider Ryuki, produced by Toei Company and aired in Japan in 2002. The original Kamen Rider, written by Shotaro Ishinomori, …

June 2008 Linda Jensen was in Moscow working on her university dissertation during the perestroika years. She got involved in television there, was fascinated by the politics and the culture and has remained in the region ever since. She worked …

April 2008 Since its acquisition by the private-equity firm 3i in 2006, Chorion has been gaining ground as an independent rights owner in the crowded kids’ landscape. In addition to owning the literary estates of the likes of Raymond Chandler …

World Screen Weekly, August 22, 2008 Event Manager Brand Licensing Europe Ten years old this year, Brand Licensing Europe is positioning itself as the region’s premier showcase for new and established properties across a range of categories. “At the very …

TV Real Weekly, August 20, 2008 Chief Executive Wildscreen Every two years, wildlife and environmental filmmakers and commissioning editors from across the globe descend onto Bristol for the Wildscreen Festival. Producers vie for the coveted Panda Awards and use the …

World Screen Weekly, August 21, 2008 COUNTRY: India LAUNCH DATE: July 21, 2008 OWNERSHIP: Viacom18 Media, a 50-50 joint venture of New York-based Viacom and Mumbai-headquartered Network18. DISTRIBUTION: The channel is available to some 17 million to 18 million TAM-measured …

NEW YORK, August 22: Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp has completed its spin-off of cable shopping network HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval Leisure Group and Tree.com as separate publicly traded companies, a move intended to give each more focus and value. “Armed with outstanding …

NEW YORK, August 22: Harbinger Capital Management has increased its stake in Cablevision Systems Corporation to 8.1 percent (18.95 million shares), according to a regulatory filing released Thursday. The filing shows that Harbinger bought an additional 7.8 million shares in …