World Screen

MUNICH, March 4: ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s consolidated net profits for 2007 fell to 89.4 million euros from the year-ago period’s 240.7 million euros, despite an increase in revenues, as a result of expenses related to the SBS Broadcasting merger, and a …

SHERMAN OAKS, March 3: York Entertainment has named Lee Ettinger as its VP of business development, reporting directly to Tanya York, the company’s CEO. In his new role, Ettinger will help drive international sales, work to reinvigorate senior-level recruiting and …

LOS ANGELES, March 3: Lee Raftery has been appointed as the VP of international marketing for Comcast International Media Group (CIMG). Based in the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, Raftery will lead CIMG’s global marketing teams in the U.S., the U.K. …

MUMBAI, March 3: Taj Television’s Ten Sports channel has acquired the rights to several golf and motor programs, including the live telecast of the Johnnie Walker Classic, the European Tour’s golf tournament of Asia Pacific, currently underway at the DLF …

HARRINGTON PARK, March 3: Janson Media will roll out a diverse range of titles at MIPTV, including the follow up to its pilot series Silk Road Adventure, titled GlobeRiders. Also on offer is Travel with Kids, a 26×30-minute series that …

DHAKA/NEW YORK, March 3: Sesame Workshop announced that Sisimpur, the Bangladeshi adaptation of Sesame Street, is now airing on Channel i in the Middle East, the U.K. and North America. Targeted at 3- to 6-year-old Bangladeshi children, the series features …

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3: VIZ Media’s Blue Dragon will debut in the U.S. on Cartoon Network this spring. The series is based on a videogame for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console, developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, and …

SINGAPORE, March 3: Effective May 14, Man Shu Sum will resign from his post as the director of the Singapore Film Commission (SFC) and the director of strategic relations at the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), to begin his …

BRISTOL, March 3: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by Five to produce a new event series, Jaguar Adventure with Nigel Marven, set to air later this year. Jaguar Adventure with Nigel Marven follows the presenter and naturalist in search of …

LONDON, March 3: Galleon Holdings has signed an exclusive co-production agreement with China’s Guangdong TV Sports Channel and the U.K.’s Chelsea Football Club for Super Soccer Star, a new multiplatform reality soccer talent program. The 13×30-minute show is currently going …