World Screen

MIAMI, May 1: Telemundo Communications Group has unveiled a new research facility at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles, and has become the first Spanish-language network client of IAG Research. By signing on to IAG, Telemundo is able to introduce …

WEST PALM BEACH, May 1: ION Media Networks has inked a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to broadcast seasons 11 through 14 of the hit series ER on ION Television. The medical drama will debut on the …

CUPERTINO, May 1: Apple is offering new movie releases from major and independent Hollywood film studios, including Warner Bros. and First Look Studios, on its iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalogue titles …

LONDON, May 1: Five has formally announced the resignation of chief executive Jane Lighting, with parent company RTL Group confirming Dawn Airey as the broadcaster’s new chairman and CEO. Lighting’s resignation, effective tomorrow, comes five years after she joined the …

BURBANK, May 1: Some four years since offloading the Disney Stores in North America to The Children's Place, The Walt Disney Company has reached a deal to reacquire approximately 220 shops in the U.S. and Canada. The transaction consisted of …

NEW YORK, May 1: News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch and Apple’s Steve Jobs are among those included in Time magazine’s fifth-annual list of 100 of “The World’s Most Influential People,” which was released today. The entry on Murdoch, penned by Paul …

PHILADELPHIA, May 1: First quarter net income at Comcast Corporation dipped 12.5 percent to $732 million, despite a 14-percent rise in consolidated revenues to $8.4 billion. The company also reported a 15-percent rise in operating cash flow to $3.2 billion …

LOS ANGELES, May 1: While negotiations for a new Screen Actors Guild (SAG) contract are due to wrap tomorrow, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has said that the two parties “are not yet close to an …

NASHVILLE, April 30: Documentary Channel (DOC) has appointed James J. Ackerman as the chairman of the board, sharing in the development and overall strategic, distribution and financial direction of the network. Ackerman comes to DOC with more than 20 years …

LOS ANGELES, April 30: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has made several changes at its Latin American operation, appointing Jose Luis Gascue as the VP of Latin America sales, and upping Ricardo Rubini from director to VP of Latin America …