World Screen

LONDON, March 26: Chello Zone has acquired the cable and satellite rights to a selection of feature films and series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to air on its bouquet of channels—Zone Horror, Zone Reality and Zone Thriller. The …

NEW YORK, March 26: Hallmark Channel has acquired 99 classic family movies, as well as the hit series The Golden Girls, from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, and has a slate of 30 original movies to air throughout the year. Films in …

HONG KONG, March 26: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will stage the 15th CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong from October 28 to 30 with the theme Subscribe to the Future—All Eyes are on Asia. The three-day …

MEXICO CITY, March 26: TV Azteca has reached a deal to acquire 70 percent of Latitud TV in Guatemala in an agreement that also brings the Mexican broadcaster’s content to Latitud’s UHF channels 31 and 35. The alliance allows TV …

NEW YORK, March 26: Advertising spending in the U.S. rose just 0.2 percent in 2007 to reach $148.99 billion, according to TNS Media Intelligence, while fourth-quarter adspend was down 0.1 percent on the year-ago period. “The ad market remains stalled …

NEW YORK, March 26: NBC Universal has elevated USA and SCI FI Channel chief Bonnie Hammer to a new post that adds Chiller, Sleuth and Universal HD to her remit, as well as puts her in charge of the newly …

STAMFORD, March 26: Advertising spending on alternative media, including online, mobile and digital out-of-home platforms, is expected to grow 20.2 percent to $88.24 billion in 2008, according to PQ Media, with a compound annual growth of 17 percent to reach …

SHERMAN OAKS, March 25: GRB Entertainment has promoted Marine Ksadzhikyan to director of international sales, and has hired two new executives for its sales and acquisitions teams. In her new role, Ksadzhikyan will manage the company's sales in Asia, Scandinavia, …

NEW YORK, March 25: Jeff Sellinger has been named the executive VP and general manager of CBS Mobile, taking over for Cyriac Roeding, the current executive VP of the division, who has decided to leave his post to pursue various …

LONDON, March 25: British terrestrial Five has appointed Ben Gale as its new director of programs. In his new role, Gale will oversee programming for Five. Gale, currently the BBC’s commissioning editor for features and formats, will take up his …