World Screen

RIGA, June 2: News Corporation now owns 100 percent of the Latvian broadcaster TV Riga, after acquiring an additional 30-percent stake in the free-to-air network. The transaction represents a consolidation of News Corporation European Television’s (NCE TV) assets in Latvia, …

April 2008 BBC Worldwide is a leading European distributor of TV programs and accounts for nearly half of the U.K.’s total television exports. With some 40,000 hours of programming sold in the last year, the company’s diverse catalogue includes drama, …

April 2008 In 2003, when Showtime stepped up its efforts to take on HBO as the destination for original entertainment in the premium-channel space, it lured the successful producer Robert Greenblatt to become its president of entertainment. While at The …

April 2008 WANTED, FLYING PRODUCER: Studio seeks experienced television production executive to assist broadcasters worldwide, and their production arms, adapt and launch program formats in genres including sitcoms, dramas, game shows, reality shows and telenovelas. Must be simultaneously facilitator, enforcer …

World Screen Weekly, May 29, 2008 CEO, Entertainment Division MediaPro The fact that broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have matured and are now less reliant on imported programs, being eager and able to produce their own shows, plays …

World Screen Weekly, May 29, 2008 COUNTRY: U.K. LAUNCH DATE: February 2002; relaunched in September 2007 DISTRIBUTION: 83 percent of all homes in the U.K. DESCRIPTION: The BBC’s digital children’s channel is dedicated to providing mixed-genre programming for 6- to …

TV Real Weekly, May 28, 2008 President and CEO Canamedia This year marks the 30th anniversary of Canamedia, and the company plans to celebrate by hosting a soiree at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival. The venue is fitting to …

TV Kids Weekly, May 27, 2008 ORIGIN: Based on an original concept by Mikael Wahlforss DISTRIBUTOR: Sandrew Metronome International distributes the property for the Nordic and Baltic countries, while Cartoon One is responsible for sales to the rest of world. …

TORONTO, May 30: Miklos “Mik” Perlus has been named to the newly created position of head of content development for marblemedia, working closely with content creators, broadcasters and partners. Perlus will grow and manage marblemedia’s development slate by sourcing and …

DELHI, May 30: Ahead of launching two new entertainment networks in India, Turner International has announced the promotions of Siddharth Jain and Monica Tata in its South Asian business. In his new role as the VP and deputy general manager …