World Screen

ENFIELD, APRIL 28: Cartoon Network has picked up the new CGI-animated LEGO mini-movie, LEGO Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick, for premiere in its Toonami programming block on Saturday, May 10, at 9 p.m. Produced by M2 …

HONG KONG, April 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked a VOD licensing deal with KT Corporation (KT), South Korea’s largest telco provider, to offer current and upcoming theatrical movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment on its IPTV platform Mega …

NEW YORK, April 28: FremantleMedia and the online male-skewing brand Heavy.com have joined forces to create LoveRace, a new interactive online series targeted at men aged 18 to 34 that will feature a mix of editorial and user-generated content to …

LOS ANGELES, April 28: Miley Cyrus, the 15-year-old star of the Disney Channel hit Hannah Montana, has issued an apology after posing for semi-nude photos for Vanity Fair magazine, in a shoot coordinated by acclaimed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The …

LONDON, April 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked carriage agreements with multiple cable operators across the CIS, including Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan, to roll out AXN SCI-FI, its dedicated science-fiction channel. AXN SCI-FI is now available to …

TORONTO, April 28: CTV has struck a deal with Disney-ABC International Television to make full-length episodes of the ABC dramas Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives available for online streaming in Canada via its CTV Video Player at CTV.ca. This …

REDMOND, April 28: The deadline for Yahoo! to come to a decision on Microsoft’s $42.7-billion offer passed this weekend with no announcement from either side and the looming possibility of a hostile takeover bid. On April 5, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve …

April 2008 It may not yet be time to tell Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network to move over. But there is a smattering of new faces on the global kids’-channel block looking to lure young viewers with an alternative …

April 2008 With production facilities in more than 20 countries on five continents, Endemol has become a leading producer of entertainment formats that can cross borders and captivate audiences. In fact, Big Brother, Fear Factor, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and …

April 2008 Anke Schäferkordt is responsible for all the German businesses of the RTL Group and is president of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland (Media Group RTL Germany). This includes a bouquet of services: RTL Television, VOX, RTL II, Super RTL, n-tv, …