World Screen

LONDON, August 22: The AOL-owned social-networking site Bebo, home to Internet series such as KateModern, The Gap Year and Sofia’s Diary, has appointed Kelly Brett as its new head of original productions. Based in London, Brett will be responsible for …

LONDON, August 21: The number of digital TV households in Western Europe and the U.S. will reach 274 million by 2012, according to new research from Datamonitor, up from 158 million last year. Consumers are demanding enhanced features, more content …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21: Intel Corporation and Yahoo! are joining forces for The Widget Channel, allowing consumers to tap into Internet applications while watching their favorite shows. The Widget Channel, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, will enable viewers to …

TEL AVIV, August 21: Dori Media has released its financials for the first half of 2008, with revenues up 119 percent to $27.8 million and a profit after tax of $3.5 million, an 86-percent gain on the prior-year period. EBITDA, …

HILVERSUM, August 21: Endemol has now licensed its new hit format Wipeout into 17 countries, closing deals with BBC One in the U.K., Spain’s Telecinco, RTL 4 in the Netherlands and Channel 10 in Israel. All four broadcasters will run …

WARSAW, August 21: To expand its channel growth in Poland, NBC Universal’s Global Networks division has established an office in Warsaw, which will be led by Arek Taciak. Taciak, who has been appointed as the channel manager for NBCU Global …

LONDON, August 21: SCI FI in the U.K. has picked up the British pay-TV rights for seasons one and two of the ABC drama Eli Stone from Disney-ABC-ESPN Television. The agreement also includes first-run rights against all U.K. pay and …

LONDON, August 21: As part of its efforts to further expand in North America, ITV Worldwide has entered into a multi-year distribution and development alliance with Proper Television, an independent producer based in Toronto that specializes in factual and lifestyle …

LONDON, August 21: ITN’s multimedia division, ITN On, is set to deliver five new channels to the independent video-sharing site Dailymotion: ITN News, ITN Entertainment, ITN Sport, ITN Music, Games and Gadgets and OMG. The new content produced by ITN …

LONDON, August 21: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the international distribution and format rights to Comedy Central’s first unscripted competition show, Reality Bites Back. The deal for the half-hour series excludes the U.S. and Canada. Produced by 3Ball Productions, Reality …