World Screen

MONTEREY, April 17: A new study from SNL Kagan says that investments by telecom companies such as Telefónica and Telmex are expected to encourage digital pay-TV rollouts in Latin America in 2008, with both players already notching up 4.8 million …

RESTON, April 17: New data from comScore reveals that more than 10 billion videos were viewed online in the U.S. in February, a 3-percent gain on the figures in January and a significant 66-percent rise since the year-ago period. Google-owned …

NEW YORK, April 16: The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) has teamed up with Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP) to launch the Flying Solo TV Pilot Contest, which invites female college seniors to audition for the chance to have their …

LOS ANGELES, April 16: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free channel aimed at babies, toddlers and their parents, will debut in the Caribbean, the Bahamas and Bermuda through an exclusive distribution agreement with Caribbean Cable Cooperative. Launched in May 2006, BabyFirstTV is …

TORONTO, April 16: CCI Entertainment’s hit preschool property Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs launched its live tour in the U.K. and Canada last month, and its success has led to an extended tour. Due to the demand of …

VACOUVER, April 16: Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment, along with Brighton Partners, have come together with Rainmaker Entertainment to launch the new animated superhero property Legion of 5. Jointly owned by Rainmaker, POW! and Brighton, Legion of …

NEW YORK, April 16: The Asian-American-focused media group ImaginAsian Entertainment has entered into a partnership with the American arm of India’s Adlabs Films that includes a movie theater business across the U.S. Adlabs will operate the 240-screen movie theater chain …

LONDON, April 16: BBC Worldwide has secured a development deal with Star Farm Productions for a new children’s fantasy property, Kaimira. The deal encompasses investment in TV, a massively multi-player online game (MMOG) and other media, integrating a 360-degree approach. …

NEW YORK, April 16: BET Networks will make a selection of its full-length television programming available for download on Xbox LIVE, Microsoft’s online games and entertainment network. Effective immediately, a growing catalogue of episodes from BET's top-rated programming will be …

NEW YORK, April 16: Lifetime Networks has inked carriage deals with AT&T U-verse TV and Verizon FiOS TV for the rollout of its new service, Lifetime Television HD, which will feature programming such as the original hit drama Army Wives …