World Screen

MUNICH, April 9: Turkish broadcaster Star TV has inked a deal with SevenOne International for its own version of the Uri Geller format The Successor for launch April 17. Star TV will run the show every Thursday, live, in prime …

CANNES, April 9: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has inked channel deals in Africa and Europe for its E! International Network, which is now available to 75 million homes outside the U.S. Taking on the channel are Multichoice in Angola …

CANNES, April 9: MGM Networks, a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, will debut a localized HD version of The MGM Channel in Israel this month, marking the company’s third HD channel launch in the last 18 months. The standard-definition version of …

BUENOS AIRES, April 9: Disney and ESPN Media Networks will launch Playhouse Disney Channel, a 24/7 network for preschoolers, in Latin America on June 1, included as part of the basic subscription package offered by Cablevisión, Multicanal and Teledigital. Playhouse …

CARACAS, April 9: Televen in Venezuela has pulled The Simpsons from its grid, according to the Associated Press, after viewers complained about its inappropriateness in a morning slot. Broadcast in an 11 a.m. daily slot, the show reportedly has been …

LOS ANGELES, April 9: Fox International Channels’ ad network, .FOX Networks, has bought a majority stake in utarget, which owns the U.K.’s leading premium video advertising network of 630-plus websites. The unit will be rebranded utarget.Fox and will work with …

MUNICH, April 9: ProSiebenSat.1 Group is setting up a pan-European digital platform in partnership with IBM with a view to building an all-digital, tapeless technology infrastructure that enables the delivery of TV programming to multiple platforms across Europe. The two …

CANNES, April 9: Scandinavian companies dominated the International Interactive Emmy Awards presented at MIPTV in Cannes last night, winning two out of the three categories. The third annual awards presentation was organized by the International Academy of Television Arts & …

BURBANK/HONG KONG, April 8: Anna Woo has been promoted to the role of VP of business operations and finance for Disney Channel and Disney-ABC International Television for the Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. In her new role, Woo is …

LONDON, April 8: Fireworks International has made a number of appointments in an expansion of its sales operations in Toronto and London, including adding two new sales directors for its factual catalogue. Smiljka Baljozovic and Kathryn Kozanczyn join Fireworks’ Toronto-based …