World Screen

HILVERSUM, July 1: Mike Morley will leave his position as the senior executive director of commercial and creative affairs at Endemol International, a role he has held since 2005, in August. Morley has worked for Endemol for seven years in …

NEW YORK, July 1: Paul Ward, an 18-year veteran of MTV Networks, was named to the newly formed position of executive VP of prime-time acquisitions and strategy for Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. In his new position, Ward will oversee …

ATLANTA, July 1: Jill Shields has been promoted to senior VP of marketing and promotions for Turner Broadcasting System’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media (AYAKM). In her expanded position, Shields will develop and execute promotional marketing programs that support …

MIAMI, July 1: Telemundo Communications Group is teaming up with automotive giant Ford to launch Amores de luna, a branded multiplatform ad campaign that will rollout as a mini-series on July 7. Amores de luna will feature Ford’s newest cross-over …

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Mini Movie Channel, a new multiplatform new-media company, has unveiled its newest original comedy short, Lost Screen Tests: Paris Hilton, which satirically depicts the heiress auditioning for the 2006 film The Queen. Lost Screen Tests: Paris …

LONDON, June 30: ZenithOptimedia forecasts that global advertising expenditure will rise 6.6 percent this year to $517.5 billion, driven by gains in the Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and other developing markets. The research firm has downgraded …

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 30: News Corporation is privatizing its majority-owned public subsidiary NDS in a deal with investment firm Permira. Following the $3.6-billion transaction, Permira will own 51 percent of NDS, with 49 percent held by News Corp., which currently …

NEW YORK, June 30: With its takeover of CNET Networks complete, CBS Corporation’s CBS Interactive becomes the eighth-largest web network worldwide in terms of monthly unique visitors, with Quincy Smith tapped to lead the merged operation as CEO and Neil …

WASHINGTON D.C., June 30: Daniel Dave, who operated the peer-to-peer-based website EliteTorrents.org, which allowed users to download illegal pre-release copies of movies, has been convicted of conspiracy and felony copyright infringement by a federal jury. Dan Glickman, the chairman and …

LOS ANGELES, June 30: Alan Rosenberg, the president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), has asserted that “no steps” have been taken to authorize a strike, with talks for a new contract continuing with Hollywood producers. SAG’s contract is due …