World Screen

April 2008 Jeff Zucker, today the president and CEO of NBC Universal, has spent more than 20 years at NBC. Since he joined NBC Sports in 1986 as a researcher for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Zucker …

April 2008 ProSiebenSat.1 Media was already a powerhouse in Germany with its four stations, Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins and N24, even before it bought the SBS Broadcasting Group last year. With this acquisition, however, it has become a leading pan-European …

World Screen Weekly, April 10, 2008 President Sullivan Entertainment International This year, the Canadian broadcaster CTV is set to air Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, a prequel to the acclaimed 1985 mini-series based on Canadian author Lucy Maud …

World Screen Weekly, April 10, 2008 CEO Star Media Not many media markets in Europe are experiencing steady annual growth, but in the CIS region, and in particular Russia and Ukraine, TV advertising, television and feature-film production and new-media platforms …

World Screen Weekly, April 10, 2008 COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: January 19, 2004 OWNERSHIP: A venture of Radio One and Comcast Corporation, along with DIRECTV, Bear Stearns and its Constellation Ventures fund, Syndicated Communications and Opportunity Capital Partners. DISTRIBUTION: 43 …

TV Real Weekly, April 9, 2008 CEO Armoza Formats Armoza Formats has built its business on representing some of Israel’s most original and successful entertainment productions and has grown to become a key player in the international formats industry. Its …

TV Kids Weekly, April 8, 2008 Executive VP of Distribution CCI Entertainment Although Jill Keenleyside had been interested in a career in television, she looks back at her start in the business as somewhat of a “fluke.” She was working …

TV Kids Weekly, April 8, 2008 Managing Director Ypsilon Films Roberto Mitrani, the managing director of Ypsilon Films, got his start in the television industry at a Spanish distributor in 1990, selling movies to the international marketplace. He eventually made …

LONDON, April 11: UKTV has named Lisa Perrin to the position of director of commissioning for entertainment. The new appointment completes the restructure of UKTV’s commissioning department. Perrin will take up her new post on May 19, reporting directly to …

NEW YORK, April 11: Nickelodeon has appointed John Paul Geurts to the new role of VP and creative director at Nickelodeon Recreation. In his new role, Geurts will be responsible for overseeing all creative and design development for Nickelodeon's Recreation …