World Screen

NEW YORK/MUNICH, May 14: In a $7-million-deal with TV-Loonland, toy giant Hasbro has reacquired the global distribution rights to the Hasbro Classics library, doubling the size of its content catalogue. According to Hasbro, the agreement covers almost 1,000 episodes of …

LOS ANGELES, May 14: Paramount Vantage and Overture Films will co-finance and distribute Oscar-winner Michael Moore’s next film, which will be a follow up to his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. Paramount Vantage will handle the international distribution, while Overture takes …

LONDON, May 14: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has completed a deal with BermanBraun and Thom Beers’ Original Productions to acquire a variety of international television, home entertainment and format rights to four new shows on NBC’s 2008-2009 lineup. America’s Toughest Jobs, …

NEW YORK, May 14: At its Upfront presentation in New York today, Turner Entertainment Networks presented an extensive new programming lineup for its three cable networks—TNT, TBS and truTV—and unveiled TVinContext, a new targeted advertising initiative that pairs commercials with …

NEW YORK, May 14: A spin-off of the hit ’90s drama Beverly Hills, 90210 joins returning series Gossip Girl and America’s Next Top Model on The CW’s 2008-2009 schedule, which focuses on the female 18-to-34 demo. Dawn Ostroff, the president …

ENGLEWOOD/NEW YORK, May 14: The legal battle between John Malone and Barry Diller over the fate of InterActive Corp. (IAC) is over, with Liberty Media lifting its opposition to the separation of IAC into five different companies. Liberty, which owns …

NEW YORK, May 14: CBS is bringing 18 shows back in the fall, with five new series coming to the schedule, and has also announced plans for a Wednesday night comedy block. Among the shows not making it back to …

TOKYO, May 14: Sony Corporation achieved record results in its fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, with net income almost tripling to Y369.4 billion ($3.5 billion), on revenues that were up 6.9 percent to Y8.9 trillion ($84.3 billion). While Sony …

LOS ANGELES, May 13: Suzanne Kolb has been promoted to chief marketing officer for E! Entertainment and The Style Network and general manager of E! Online. Kolb leads all marketing, communications and brand alliances for the networks. She also oversees …

LONDON, May 13: Chorion is expanding its London-based retail and licensing teams with the appointment of David Walton as senior retail manager for Europe and the promotion of Melanie Humberstone-Garley to U.K. territory manager. Walton will be responsible for driving …