World Screen

REDMOND, February 1: Looking to take on Google’s dominance in the online space, Microsoft Corporation has proposed a $44.6-billion acquisition of Yahoo! The offer values Yahoo! at $31 per share, a 62-percent premium on the Internet giant’s current trading price. …

NEUILLY, January 30: Full-year revenues for 2007 at M6 were up 5.7 percent to 1.4 billion euros, driven by 6.9-percent rise in ad revenues. The group’s advertising revenues across its portfolio of services reached 695.4 million euros for 2007. At …

LONDON, January 31: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and FremantleMedia Latin America (FMLA) have promoted Jack Alfandary to the role of senior VP of licensing and new business development. In his time as the VP of the division, Alfandary pursued sponsorship, licensing …

HONG KONG, January 31: Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (TENA) has appointed Dulce Lim Chen as the VP for Asia Pacific at Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the consumer products division of Cartoon Network. Lim Chen will be responsible for driving Cartoon …

MIAMI, January 31: Dolphin Entertainment has announced the launch of Roxy Hunter-branded apparel and merchandise in Limited Too and Justice stores this week, alongside the premiere of the second installment of its TV-movie franchise, Roxy Hunter and the Secret of …

BOSTON, January 31: APT Worldwide has secured international representation rights for Senator Obama Goes to Africa, a new documentary film that follows U.S. Senator and Presidential hopeful Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry. From Bob …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, January 31: Oasis International has secured a number of deals with broadcasters worldwide for the animated children’s series Iggy Arbuckle, which is produced by Blueprint Entertainment in association with National Geographic Kids Entertainment. The show was picked up …

LOS ANGELES, January 31: The Africa Channel has entered into an affiliation agreement with Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited (Flow Jamaica) and will premiere in Jamaica on Channel 413 on February 1. Based in the U.S., The Africa Channel showcases Africa’s …

LONDON/PARIS, January 31: French terrestrial network France 3 has acquired the hit live-action tween comedy series Genie in the House, which was produced by Moi j’aime la television and Helion Pictures for Nickelodeon UK and France’s Canal J. France 3 …

LONDON, January 31: Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING will broadcast a fourth season of Britain’s Next Top Model, the British version of the hit American reality competition series distributed by CBS Paramount International Television. Airing on LIVING this spring, …