World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS, May 21: William Morris Agency (WMA) has teamed with Peter Adderton, the founder of Boost Mobile and Amp’d Mobile, and a team of digital-media executives, to form Agency 3.0. The venture aims to merge technology and content to …

MUNICH/LONDON, May 21: Following its recent corporate transactions for the sale of the Hasbro Classics Library and of its shareholding in Metrodome Group, TV-Loonland has repaid all of its remaining bank borrowings and is free of debt. Following the restructuring …

DELHI/SINGAPORE, May 21: Discovery Networks International will integrate its Indian and pan-Asian businesses, with Rahul Johri to assume responsibility for India as the senior VP and country manager, effective July 1, reporting to Tom Keaveny, the head of Discovery Networks …

NEW YORK, May 21: Frank Rich, who pens a weekly column for The New York Times, has signed on as a creative consultant at HBO. Rich will initiate and help develop projects for the premium pay-TV network. As part of …

ENGLEWOOD/NEW YORK, May 21: DISH Network has agreed to provide interactive advertising capabilities to NBC Universal’s 14 television networks and ten NBC owned-and-operated stations, which will allow the satellite platform’s subscribers to request more information from advertisers via their remote …

NEW YORK, May 21: WSN INC., the publisher of World Screen, has made a series of hires to support the expansion of its Spanish-language publications, which include TV Latina and Diario TV Latina. Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari joins the group as editor …

NEW YORK, May 21: The boards of directors at Time Warner and Time Warner Cable have approved an agreement to separate the two companies. Time Warner will exchange its 12.4 percent interest in TW NY Cable Holding, a subsidiary of …

April 2008 Earlier this year, Discovery Channel launched its first print initiative, teaming with Readers Digest Asia to launch Discovery Channel Magazine in markets across the Asia-Pacific region. The magazine adds to Discovery Networks Asia’s portfolio of seven networks, reaching …

NEW YORK, May 20: Independent non-fiction producer Atlas Media Corporation has appointed Anita Shah, previously with Lion TV, as its VP of development, effective immediately. Based in New York, Shah will report directly to Kaki Kirby, the company’s executive VP …

TORONTO, May 20: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has appointed Paul “Bateman” Davis-Miller to the newly created role of senior VP of U.S. distribution and development. Based at the company’s Marina del Rey, California, offices, Davis-Miller will be responsible for selling …