World Screen

LAUSANNE, July 3: Terra has signed a deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Internet and mobile exhibition rights within Latin America for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The IOC said that it selected Terra based on its …

LONDON, July 3: U.K.-based publisher and event organizer Informa has received a £2.15 billion ($4.3 billion) buyout offer from private-equity firms Providence Equity, The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman. "Discussions continue to be at an early stage and there …

NEW YORK, July 3: A U.S. court has ruled that Google must provide data on every video watched on YouTube to Viacom, which is in the midst of a $1 billion lawsuit against the search-engine giant. Last year, Viacom filed …

MENLO PARK, July 2: A new study from Knowledge Networks indicates that while consumers are certainly seeking out content online and via mobile, the bulk of their video-related spending continues to flow to DVD rentals and purchases and pay-TV subscriptions. …

DALLAS, July 2: DVD rental giant Blockbuster has dropped its efforts to acquire Circuit City, after initially making a $1.3-billion bid for the electronics retail chain in April. "Based on market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence …

SINGAPORE, July 2: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed a new contract with FIFA for the exclusive television rights to broadcast a lineup of international football events, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in the Indian subcontinent. Under the agreement, …

NEW YORK, July 2: Nickelodeon is celebrating its 14th straight year as basic cable's top total day network for kids and total viewers, driven in the second quarter by two new hits, iCarly and The Mighty B! Nickelodeon says it …

SINGAPORE, July 2: Singapore Digital has received a license to extend its TV2GO digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV trial until the end of November. The next stage of the trial, which kicked off in June 2007, will see additional …

LONDON, July 2: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has secured a host of international sales for its music and entertainment programming and factual shows, totaling more than 700 hours of content. The mature-women modeling competition series She’s Got the Look sold into …

LONDON, July 2: The global preschool channel JimJam will launch on the Netherlands’ largest cable operator, Ziggo, and will expand into Russia and Bulgaria in July. In the Netherlands, JimJam, which is a joint venture between HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia, …