World Screen

LONDON, April 11: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) will launch the general-entertainment channel SET and the Japanese anime network Animax in Portugal tomorrow via IPTV and DTH operator MEO, part of Portugal Telecom. In addition to making SET and Animax …

CANNES, April 11: BBC Worldwide France has closed a co-production deal with France 5 for Human Journey, a new five-part HD science series. The new series marks the second time in recent years that the French pubcaster has teamed up …

MOSCOW/JAKARTA, April 11: FOX International Channels (FIC) has rolled out FOXCRIME, its 24-hour dedicated crime, suspense and mystery network, in Indonesia via pay-TV operator Indovision, and has added the channel to pay-TV platform Stream in Russia. The launch of FOXCRIME …

DALLAS, April 11: Blockbuster is offering customers movies in the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format, for rent and sale in all of its corporate stores in the U.S. and Canada. Blockbuster announced last July that it would be making Blu-ray available …

PARIS, April 11: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is the latest exhibitor to confirm its participation at AMAZIA, Reed MIDEM’s new multiplatform conference and exhibition. The inaugural event is set to take place from November 17-20 at the Hong Kong …

CANNES, April 11: At a press conference in Cannes, Reed MIDEM released preliminary attendance figures for MIPTV and revealed Spain will be the country of honor at MIPCOM this October. As of April 9, there were 13,285 total participants at …

SINGAPORE, April 10: SPE Networks—Asia has promoted Ang Hui Keng to senior VP of channels management and finance. Keng joined SPE Networks—Asia 10 years ago, when its parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, started the office in Singapore as the regional …

LONDON, April 10: Fireworks International has appointed Melissa Wohl as its senior VP, based in Los Angeles. With the new appointment, Fireworks International, the television distribution arm of ContentFilm, takes responsibility for the U.S. and international television sales of the …

CANNES, April 10: Stephen White has been named the VP and managing director of Asia Pacific for CBS Paramount International Television, based in Sydney. White will report to Barry Chamberlain, the senior VP of sales for the division, which is …

NEW DELHI, April 10: UTV Entertainment Television will release a selection of films on DVD that have aired on its World Movies channel in India, beginning in May. With more than 500 titles in its library, UTV’s World Movies channel …