World Screen

NEW YORK, July 24: A trio of new licensees have signed on for the launch of a worldwide licensing program for 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King: Playmates, Upper Deck and SEGA. The property’s master toy licensee, Playmates Toys, is prepping a …

ENCINO, July 24: Solid Entertainment has secured the international sales rights to the six-episode series Uncorked! Wine Made Simple. The documentary, narrated by Ted Allen (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Top Chef), uses interviews with wine markers and experts …

LONDON, July 24: Cineflix International has named Claire Lowe as a rights manager and Lucinda Garner as a sales manager. Lowe will work with Cineflix International’s sales and legal teams and the Dublin office on granting rights, closing agreements and …

LONDON, July 23: By the end of this year, there will be 186 million connected TV devices in use around the world, according to a new report, allowing users to access web content directly on the television set. “The web …

CLEVELAND/TORONTO, July 23: Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment. Last …

SINGAPORE, July 23: SingTel’s mio TV IPTV platform has clinched agreements with Disney-ABC International Television, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution that bring a host of top American series to subscribers as early as a day after …

LOS ANGELES, July 23: Estelle Getty, who played Sophia on The Golden Girls, the hit sitcom that ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992, passed away early yesterday. She was 84. Getty passed away at her home in Los Angeles, …

SAN DIEGO, July 23: Microsoft is continuing to beef up the content offerings available to Xbox users, announcing plans to deliver a set of original, comedic short-film pilots from horror producers. The pilots will be available on Xbox LIVE this …

LONDON/NEW YORK/BEIJING/HONG KONG, July 23: Joost has aligned with the Chinese media company TOM Group to launch its Internet TV offering in China. Joost and TOM Group’s Internet arm, TOM Online, have launched a Chinese version of the service, delivering …

MEXICO CITY, July 23: Revenues at the Mexican media group TV Azteca rose 6 percent in the second quarter to Ps.2.4 billion ($244.4 million), delivering a net income of Ps.323 million ($32.3 million), reflecting a 44-percent increase. "During the quarter …