World Screen

NEW YORK, June 23: Exim Licensing Group has closed a deal with Chorion to represent its Mr. Men & Little Miss publishing-based brand for merchandising and promotions in Latin America, the Caribbean and Hispanic Puerto Rico. The Mr. Men & …

LOS ANGELES, June 23: Scott Sternberg Productions has formed a new documentary division, which will produce one to two feature-length docs a year under the Scott Sternberg Productions banner. The division will be headed by Scott Sternberg, the president and …

LONDON, June 23: Pilot Productions has secured a number of international deals on a range of programming, including several for its Globe Trekker franchise. In Europe, TVE in Spain and France 5 took on seasons 12 and 13 of Globe …

MONTREAL, June 23: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has appointed Monique Simard as the director general of the NFB French Program, taking up her new post on August 18. Simard has served as the director general and a …

HONG KONG, June 23: Ron Plante has been appointed as the senior VP of research for STAR, working with teams in India, Greater China and Southeast Asia, among others. Reporting to Todd Lituchy, the president of entertainment at STAR, Plante …

April 2008 A&E Television Networks (AETN) has created a number of brands that have resonated with viewers and consumers around the world, like The History Channel, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. It also has the type of …

April 2008 Since 2004, Rede Record has been working overtime to take on TV Globo’s dominance in Brazilian media, particularly with its slate of drama productions. Its efforts have paid off, with Record gaining ground in the ratings and recently …

April 2008 The pay-TV business in all but one of Western Europe’s five largest countries was in turmoil in the early years of the present decade. In Italy and Spain, where competing pay-TV platforms were slugging it out for subscribers, …

TV Kids Weekly, June 17, 2008 General Manager Studio100 Media Studio100 is already well established as a leading kids’ and family entertainment company in the Benelux. Apart from producing a range of live-action and animated TV series, the company has …

World Screen Weekly, June 19, 2008 Programming Director Antena 1 For the last few years, the Intact Media Group has been rapidly expanding its reach in the Romanian media market. The company, headquartered in Bucharest, operates a bouquet of TV …