World Screen

STOCKHOLM, August 18: Manfred Aronsson has been named the new CEO of TV3 and TV6 Sweden, replacing Hasse Breitholtz, who regains his position as the executive VP of the Modern Times Group (MTG). Aronsson also retains his position as the …

NEW YORK, August 18: Robert Traub will replace Pamela Ferris Muller as the VP of licensing for the Americas for Chorion. Traub will be responsible for all aspects of licensing and merchandising campaigns for Chorion’s properties in the U.S., Canada …

TV Kids Weekly, August 12, 2008 Head of New Program Sales, International The Jim Henson Company Over the course of more than three decades, Sam Ewing has been involved with some of the biggest properties in the kids’ business, during …

April 2008 The great challenge for public broadcasters in the multichannel world has been providing a public service while at the same time attracting large enough audiences to justify the license fee viewers must pay. ZDF, under the leadership of …

April 2008 Christian Davin founded Alphanim in 1997 and guided it into becoming one of the leading production and distribution companies in France. Its slate of shows for children includes Robotboy, Potatoes & Dragons, Hairy Scary and Galactik Football, as …

World Screen Weekly, August 14, 2008 Senior VP and Managing Director Disney-ABC International Television Asia Pacific In the last two months, Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific has made several significant new-media deals in the region. In Hong Kong, DAIT …

TV Real Weekly, August 13, 2008 CEO Passion Distribution Against the backdrop of a wave of consolidation in the British media market, Sally Miles this summer unveiled her new venture, Passion Distribution. The founder and former chief of iD Distribution, …

World Screen Weekly, August 14, 2008 COUNTRY: Pan-regional Middle East LAUNCH DATE: July 23, 2008 OWNERSHIP: Operated under a licensing agreement between MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and TECOM Investments and its media arm, Arab Media Group (AMG). DISTRIBUTION: Free-to-air via …

SUNNYVALE, August 15: Former Viacom chief Frank J. Biondi, Jr. and John H. Chapple, previously the head of Nextel Partners, are joining billionaire financier Carl Icahn as new appointees to the board of directors at Yahoo! Icahn has been lobbying …

BURBANK, August 15: Warner Bros. Pictures has moved the release date of the highly anticipated sixth installment in the Harry Potter franchise from this November to summer 2009, partly in response to the 100-day Hollywood writers’ strike. Harry Potter and …