World Screen

LONDON, August 5: The new online VOD service Zeeng has struck a deal to host more than 25 hours of classic content from Canis Media, including series and feature-length films such as Sherlock Holmes, The Beverly Hillbillies and Bonanza. The …

MUMBAI, August 4: News Corporation is planning to invest some $100 million on six new regional television stations in India, the company’s chairman and CEO, Rupert Murdoch, indicated while on a visit to Mumbai today. "I'm guessing the investments will …

MIAMI/ENGLEWOOD, August 4: The Spanish- and English-language soccer channel GolTV has been removed from the DISH Network lineup, after the satellite platform and pay-TV network were unable to come to terms on a new contract. GolTV says that DISH pulled …

HONG KONG, August 4: Barry Diller, the chairman and CEO of IAC/InterActiveCorp., has been added to the keynote lineup at this year’s Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) conference. Additional headlining speakers include Anne Sweeney, the president of …

LAUSANNE, August 4: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will launch an online channel on YouTube to broadcast clips from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in 77 territories across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS)—a subsidiary …

STOCKHOLM, August 4: TV7, Broadcast Management Sweden’s (BMS) entertainment channel launched in 2006, has been acquired by NonStop Television, which plans to relaunch the network this fall across Scandinavia. NonStop has picked up 100 percent of the company from BMS, …

MUNICH, August 4: Starting October 4, Fox International Channels’ (FIC) FOX brand will be available on Premiere in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with hit series such as Lost, Entourage and The Wire broadcast without commercials in both German-language and original …

TOKYO, August 4: The online video platform Brightcove has named a general manager for its Japanese subsidiary, as well as announced its first customer in this lucrative Asian market, inking a deal to power local web coverage of this year’s …

LOS ANGELES, August 4: Fox International Channels (FIC) and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network have secured a deal to jointly promote and sell The Wall Street Journal Americas, the company’s Spanish- and Portuguese-language online section that focuses on Latin …

BURBANK, August 4: Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning, a new live-action prequel in the long-running franchise, is being produced by Cartoon Network and Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Entertainment’s new production company, for delivery in 2009. The on-air launch on Cartoon Network …