World Screen

LOS ANGELES, July 10: Jene Elzie has been promoted to VP of international sales and strategic planning for Comcast International Media Group (CIMG), overseeing the London-based sales team. In her new role, Elzie will supervise the team responsible for distribution …

LOS ANGELES, July 9: A new three-year prime-time TV contract for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has been approved by the union’s 70,000 members by a 62.4-percent margin. “Today’s vote reflects the ability of AFTRA members …

NEW YORK, July 9: TV Kids, World Screen’s targeted publication for the children’s content business, is launching a comprehensive distributors guide in time for MIPCOM Junior. The portable guide will feature information on a host of distributors of kids’ content, …

BUENOS AIRES, July 9: A new study from Frost & Sullivan expects that mobile-content revenues in Latin America will soar from $1.15 billion last year to $8.93 billion in 2014. Mobile content services accounted for 3.1 percent of all mobile …

TORONTO, July 9: Corus Entertainment has posted revenue and profit gains for the three months ended May 31, 2008, led by the strength of its broadcasting businesses. Consolidated revenues were up 5 percent to C$207.8 million, with a net income …

BURBANK, July 9: In the run-up to the theatrical release of High School Musical 3: Senior Year this fall, Disney Channels across the globe are set to premiere the trailer of the feature on July 13. “We’re paying homage to …

LOS ANGELES, July 9: Cabin in the Woods, a spec script from Joss Whedon—the creator of FOX’s upcoming Dollhouse—and Lost writer and producer Drew Goddard, has been acquired and greenlit for production by MGM. The feature—the first to get the …

LONDON, July 9: BBC Worldwide’s footage-sales division, BBC Motion Gallery, has inked a deal for the video archives of the youth charity The Prince’s Trust, granting it the rights to represent content from events such as Party in the Park …

LONDON, July 9: Parthenon Entertainment has made its first foray into the arena of feature-film finance and distribution, aligning with Germany’s NDR Naturfilm for two family-friendly wildlife films. Knut and His Friends, produced by DocFilm and directed by Michael Johnson …

OTTAWA, July 9: Nickelodeon’s Brown Johnson and Robot Chicken’s Seth Green and Matt Senreich will deliver keynote speeches at the Television Animation Conference (TAC), taking place in Ottawa, Canada, September 17 and 18. Alongside the well-known Ottawa International Animation Festival—set …