World Screen

TV Real Weekly, June 16, 2008 President Endemol USA It features the world’s largest extreme TV obstacle course and contestants as human cannonballs and pinballs. It’s Wipeout, the new reality series from Endemol that premieres on the ABC Television Network …

COUNTRY: Romania LAUNCH DATE: December 1995 OWNERSHIP: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) holds a 95-percent stake, while its COO, Adrian Sarbu, who is also the owner of MediaPro, holds the remaining 5 percent. DISTRIBUTION: Pro TV reaches almost 97 percent …

KUALA LUMPUR/PARIS, June 20: A new survey by Euroconsult, commissioned by MEASAT Satellite Systems, found that 75 percent of pay-TV operators in the Asia Pacific plan on launching a high-definition offering this year. The survey polled a total of 25 …

NEW YORK, June 20: Following its recent acquisition of Sundance Channel, Rainbow Media has appointed a new senior management team for Sundance and IFC, with Evan Shapiro as the president of both networks. Shapiro has served as the executive VP …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, June 20: DIC Entertainment Holdings has entered into a merger deal with Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment, in a transaction valued at $87.6 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Cookie Jar will pay approximately $31.5 million for all …

NEW YORK, June 20: CBS News is marketing an international version of the 40-year-old newsmagazine 60 Minutes, according to Reuters, combining two pieces from the U.S. edition with a segment done by a local crew. 60 Minutes already airs in …

NEW YORK, June 20: Showtime is collaborating with former Friends star Matthew Perry and Peter Tolan, the co-creator and executive producer of the FX drama Rescue Me, on a new dark comedy, The End of Steve. According to published reports, …

MONTREAL, June 20: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will feature seven animated shorts on YouTube’s new channel The Screening Room. The NFB shorts launch on The Screening Room today with Oscar-winner The Danish Poet by Torill Kove. The …

HONG KONG, June 20: The Asian premiere of Sony Pictures Television International's (SPTI) game-show format Power of 10 notched up strong ratings on Sony Entertainment Television (SET) in India, drawing more than 16 million viewers in the first two days …

SINGAPORE, June 20: euronews, the European news channel, will be available exclusively on SingTel’s pay-TV platform mio TV later this year. euronews will be offered in four different languages—English, French, German or Italian—with viewers able to select their choice via …