World Screen

LOS ANGELES, March 5: Generate, an independent multiplatform production and management studio co-founded by former WB Network CEO Jordan Levin, has secured $6 million in its first round of financing. The first round of financing was co-led by Velocity Interactive …

LONDON, March 5: A new study from ABI Research says that subscribers to IPTV services worldwide numbered about 13.5 million last year but predicts that their ranks will grow to more than 90 million by the end of 2013. According …

LONDON, March 5: ITV’s profit before tax for 2007 fell 35 percent to £188 million, while revenues were down 5 percent to £2.1 billion, but the commercial broadcaster was able to stabilize its ad revenues for the year. Total revenues …

LUXEMBOURG, March 5: Gerhard Zeiler, the CEO of the RTL Group, has called 2007 “the most successful business year” in the company’s history, with revenues up to 5.7 billion euros and a reported EBITA of 898 million euros, reflecting a …

LOS ANGELES, March 4: Wayneston Harbeson, a specialist in special events, tradeshows and convention services, has been appointed the director of operations for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE). Harbeson will be responsible for managing all logistical aspects …

REGINA/ST. PAUL, March 4: Canada’s Partners In Motion, along with its distribution unit Harmony Entertainment, has been tapped as the Canadian representative for The CONUS Archive, a U.S.-based archival video company. This new deal provides producers and other licensees throughout …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, March 4: Jetix Consumer Products (JCP) has announced that Jetix Magazine, the monthly glossy for kids aged 7 to 12, will hit newsstands in Turkey this month. Produced under license by Dogan Egmont Publishing, the magazine provides readers with …

NEW YORK, March 4: Spike TV and Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling have announced that TNA iMPACT! will telecast live for the first time in the show's history on Thursday, March 27. Additionally, TNA will tape two 2-hour episodes of …

BURBANK, March 4: BBC Motion Gallery, the footage-licensing division of BBC Worldwide, has added four new high-definition collections to its archive, including footage from Galapagos, the three-part documentary series produced by BBC Natural History and National Geographic. Available via www.bbcmotiongallery.com, …

WASHINGTON, March 4: Defiance Entertainment has licensed season three of the travel-adventure series Amazing Adventures of a Nobody to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and Fox Reality Channel. The third season begins production this summer and is slated for delivery …