World Screen

SÃO PAULO, July 7: TV Globo has launched digital TV broadcasts in three states—São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro—as it gears up for the analogue switch-off in 2016. The digital signal offers up improved video and sound quality, …

HILVERSUM, July 7: Endemol has tapped former Arts Alliance executive Adam Valkin to head up all of its global digital-media activities. As the head of digital media and new business, Valkin, whose appointment is effective September 1, will be charged …

BUDAPEST, July 7: Jean-Paul Philippot of RTBF in Belgium has been elected as president of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with Richard Sambrook of the BBC selected as the VP. The election took place in Budapest during the union’s general …

LONDON, July 7: FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) FremantleMedia Archive division has licensed footage of Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts for an online, TV and cinema advertising campaign by Deutsche Telekom. The memorable clip of the mobile-phone salesman turned opera singer—viewed …

HONG KONG, July 7: Health & Lifestyle Channel (HLC), the Hong Kong-based channel founded by Asian TV veteran Robert Chua, is teaming with the free-to-air Young Channel in Shanghai for a new weekend lunchtime show about the two cities. The …

LONDON, July 7: Fireworks International has signed an agreement to launch Paranormal TV on YouTube, featuring short-form paranormal documentaries and factual entertainment with new content added weekly. The web destination, produced by Paranormal Media, will be available starting today. YouTube …

SÃO PAULO, July 7: At DISCOP last month, Globo TV International renewed its collaboration with Armenia TV and lined up new partnerships in markets such as Ukraine. Globo’s partnership with Armenia TV has existed for four years and includes the …

LONDON, July 7: ALL3MEDIA International has sealed the latest in a raft of Central and Eastern European deals, licensing a slate of drama to Dexin Film of Serbia and Tele5 of Poland. Dexin Film acquired 80 hours of programming, including …

TORONTO, July 7: More than 500 international broadcasters, producers and distributors from 24-plus countries are expected to attend the 16th annual World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) conference in Florence from December 1 to 4. The conference will …

MONTREAL, July 7: Apartment 11 Productions has begun production on its new children’s reality series In the Real World, which is scheduled to debut on YTV in early 2009. Eighteen contestants 12-14 years old from across North America will face …