World Screen

NEW YORK, February 7: Presenting his first set of financials since being named CEO of Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes unveiled his strategy for improving the company’s stock price, including cost cuts, a change in the ownership structure of the cable …

LONDON, February 6: Diverse, the factual television producer acquired by the Zodiak group of companies in 2006, has appointed Hannah Wesson as its development executive. Wesson arrives at Diverse from Silver River, where she recently completed work on the forthcoming …

PARIS, February 6: France24.com, the online portal of the French international news channel France 24, attracted 3.8 million unique visitors in December 2007, with the U.S. representing the largest share of the traffic. According to NetRatings Nielsen/Médiamétrie, France24.com drew 1,352,000 …

DANVILLE, February 6: Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) has been named by Reveille and MGM Consumer Products as the licensing agency for both the latest American Gladiators series and the classic original. JTMG will launch products in such key consumer …

OTTAWA, February 6: Amberwood Productions has licensed an additional 26 half-hour episodes of its animated children’s series The Secret World of Benjamin Bear to Poland’s HAGI for various Eastern European territories. The Secret World of Benjamin Bear is targeted at …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, February 6: Shaftesbury Films has entered into a representation agreement with the William Morris Agency (WMA), expanding the Canadian producer’s reach into the U.S. market. The deal follows a recent sale secured by WMA for Shaftesbury’s new one-hour …

LONDON, February 6: ALL3MEDIA International has inked a slew of international broadcast deals for The Orange British Academy Film Awards, bringing the total number of territories in which the event will air to more than 100. The event will air …

BURBANK, February 6: DIC Entertainment has launched Horseland-branded girls’ merchandise across Europe, with a product line spanning a diverse range of consumer goods. The products are debuting alongside the company’s announcement that it has greenlit 26 new half-hours of the …

LONDON/SYDNEY, February 6: BBC Worldwide has sold a raft of comedy, drama and factual programming to Australian broadcaster Seven Network, including the series The Whistleblowers, produced by Carnival Films for ITV. Drama series licensed to Seven include the 6×50-minute The …

SAN FRANCISCO, February 6: This March, the digital channel PBS World will debut Global Voices, a new 26-part documentary series produced by ITVS International. The rollout of Global Voices on Sunday, March 30 at 10 p.m. marks the first original …