World Screen

LOS ANGELES, May 19: PorchLight Entertainment will be presenting a broad slate of kids’ properties at the Licensing International Expo 2008, ranging from the new animated series FARMkids, Animalia and Gofrette to established brands like Jay Jay the Jet Plane. …

LONDON, May 19: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will head to this year’s DISCOP with a diverse catalogue, spanning genres such as reality, drama and travel. Oprah’s Big Give is a highlight of FME’s reality offerings. The 8×1-hour program features Oprah Winfrey …

STOCKHOLM/MOSCOW, May 19: Zodiak Television, through its Russian subsidiary, TeleAlliance, has launched a new branch in Belarus, its 13th market, which will focus on production and licensing opportunities in the country. The branch will be run by Zodiak Vostok in …

LOS ANGELES, May 19: MGM HD, the high-definition movie channel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has extended its reach in the U.S. through new affiliate agreements with Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable. Comcast's HD customers will now be able to access hundreds …

NEW YORK, May 19: Mark Greenberg has been appointed as the president and CEO of the new premium entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom and its Paramount Pictures unit, along with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and Lionsgate. Greenberg, a former executive …

TORONTO, May 19: Canwest Broadcasting has picked up 11 new programs, including the spin-off of the hit ’90s drama Beverly Hills, 90210, to air in Canada in prime time on E! and Global Television. Along with the new one-hour 90210 …

HILVERSUM, May 19: Former Fox Kids Europe chief Ynon Kreiz has been appointed as CEO of the Endemol Group, succeeding Aat Schouwenaar. Schouwenaar returned to Endemol as CEO last July after Telefónica offloaded its majority ownership in the Dutch format …

REDMOND, May 19: Microsoft, which recently relinquished its Yahoo! takeover efforts, has proposed an alternative arrangement to the search engine giant, which is facing the risk of a shareholder revolt led by financier Carl Icahn. Last week, Icahn notified Yahoo! …

May 2008 We’ve all heard the saying “Seeing is believing.” It refers to our need to see something before we can believe it exists. Transposed to the television industry, this adage can apply to the L.A. Screenings: buyers need to …

May 2008 In a keynote speech at MIPCOM last year, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman of the board, president and CEO of Grupo Televisa, stressed the importance of global partnerships as part of the Mexican media giant’s continued international expansion. …