World Screen

ATHENS, April 3: Recipients of the 67th Annual Peabody Awards, including 30 Rock and Dexter, were unveiled at a ceremony at the University of Georgia campus, and will be presented to winners on June 16 at a luncheon at New …

BRUSSELS, April 3: The European Commission has opened an investigation into the state aid proposed by the British government to assist Channel 4 in the digital transition process. The Commission will investigate whether this subsidy threatens to distort competition in …

ATHENS/BEIJING, April 3: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it has concluded its tenth and final meeting with the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) and is “satisfied with renewed assurances” over a number of concerns, including the integrity of the live …

NEW YORK, April 3: Ahead of its broadcast network competitors, NBC yesterday announced its 2008-09 programming grid, featuring renewals for ER, Lipstick Jungle and Friday Night Lights, among others, plus new series like a spinoff of The Office and Power’s …

ENGLEWOOD, April 3: Liberty Media has increased its ownership stake in the leading U.S. satellite platform DIRECTV to more than 48 percent, with the acquisition of a further 78.3 million common shares. Liberty first secured the stake in the platform …

SILVER SPRING, April 2: Discovery Communications has named Caleb Weinstein as the senior VP of the newly formed Discovery Enterprises International group. Weinstein reports to Sahar Elhabashi, the COO of Discovery Networks International, and will oversee the new team with …

LONDON, April 2: Internet television platform Babelgum has launched a Wedding TV-branded channel, featuring more than 70 hours of programming from the female-targeted lifestyle network. The lineup for the branded channel will include factual content like Wags World, a series …

SANTIAGO, April 2: The Chilean distributor South Winds Entertainment is offering up a new multiplatform, teen-targeted concept called ChK_mA_Log. Presented by South Winds and Leonardo Becchini, the property is currently being pitched to Chilean broadcasters. The new format will enable …

BARCELONA, April 2: Disney Channel Spain has acquired the broadcast rights to the preschool property 7Pets from distributor Ypsilon Films. The series will air on Playhouse Disney from Monday through Friday, beginning May 12, and will be broadcast later on …

MUNICH, April 2: SevenOne is heading to Cannes next week with more than 50 new titles across the TV movie, series, mini-series and entertainment genres, led by event TV specials like Aftermath: Population Zero, using CGI to paint a portrait …