World Screen

LOS ANGELES, March 21: The U.S. Hispanic network Azteca América has reached an agreement with its parent company TV Azteca to open a news studio in Mexico City, which is slated to begin broadcasting the week of April 14. The …

LOS ANGELES, March 21: The CW has picked up a real-time medical drama pilot from Simon Fuller, the creator of American Idol. The project, entitled Austin Golden Hour, is being written by Lance Gentile (Third Watch, ER) and Mal Young …

LONDON, March 21: ITV won the rights to the last remaining live UEFA Champions League games for a three-year period from 2009 to 2012 for a reported £55 million a year. ITV will broadcast the first pick of Wednesday night …

PARIS, March 21: Three leaders in the world of social media, representing MySpace, Bebo and Creative Commons, have been tapped to deliver keynote speeches on April 10 at MIPTV featuring MILIA. Travis Katz, the managing director of international for MySpace/Fox …

SAN DIEGO, March 20: MediaFLO USA has added two new hires to its senior management team: Jonathan Barzilay and Matt Milne. Barzilay joins as the senior VP of programming and advertising. With more than 20 years of industry experience, he …

MIAMI, March 20: MTV Networks Latin America has appointed Jose Tolosa as its VP of strategy and business development. In his new role, Tolosa is responsible for business development across all the company’s brands in Latin America, such as MTV, …

LONDON, March 20: Following last month’s announcement that it would integrate its channel and program distribution teams in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Disney Media Networks has made four key appointments, including Catherine Powell as the senior VP …

LOS ANGELES, March 20: Buyers and distributors interested in details regarding the L.A. Screenings, which will be held in May, can visit a brand-new website full of information. The site, www.lascreenings.org, contains details about screenings schedules at the studios, reservations …

LONDON, March 20: BBC Worldwide has secured the global TV and merchandising distribution rights to the animated preschool property 3rd & Bird, which will launch on CBeebies this fall. BBC Worldwide’s commercial plans will be unveiled at key trade fairs …

SINGAPORE, March 20: The Singaporean telecommunications giant SingTel, operator of the mio TV IPTV platform, has secured the rights to the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup for 2009 to 2012. The rights to both competitions are currently held …