World Screen

October 2007 “I want my MTV!” was the slogan that was heard around the world as young viewers clamored for the service that was changing the language of television. MTV: Music Television introduced the TV audience to music videos, those …

LOS ANGELES, January 16: The bilingual music and entertainment network LATV has named Luca Bentivoglio as its VP of programming. In his new position, Bentivoglio will be responsible for all LATV content and program scheduling. He will report to the …

TORONTO, January 16: The Canadian production and animation outfit 9 Story Entertainment has named Jill Fraser as the VP of business affairs and Krista Barron as the manager of production finance. Fraser will be responsible for legal matters and business …

SANTA MONICA, January 16: Speed Racer Enterprises has announced a number of licensing agreements for merchandise based on its new animated series Speed Racer: The Next Generation as well as on the iconic 1967 Speed Racer property. IMT Accessories will …

NEW YORK/LONDON, January 16: BabyTV, a 24-hour commercial-free network targeted at infants and toddlers under the age of 3, has chosen IPTV outfit Narrowstep’s telvOS technology to provide its original programming over the Internet. Fox International Channel’s BabyTV, which launched …

RIO DE JANEIRO, January 16: Globo TV International’s slate for buyers at NATPE includes a mix of drama and comedy series, documentaries and mini-series, as well as telenovela offerings. In the mini-series genre, Globo is bringing Amazonia, which tells the …

PARIS, January 16: The first episodes of Marathon Media’s Famous Five On The Case, a 26×26-minute series based on the classic books by Enid Blyton, have been delivered to Disney Channel Europe. The Marathon Media/Chorion (U.K.)/Disney Europe/France 3 co-production ranked …

BERLIN, January 16: Kiddinx has scored new sales with broadcasters in Europe, Asia and the Middle East for its children’s series Bibi Blocksberg and Benjamin the Elephant. Both series have been sold to JSC Channel One Russia and will begin …

LONDON, January 16: Granada International has scored a slot for its drama series Heartbeat in Belgium via a deal with VRT. The broadcaster will air the series three times a week on its main channel, Een, beginning in February. The …

LONDON, January 16: Digital Rights Group (DRG) has named Christina Willoughby as the managing director of Channel 4 International (C4i), upped from her role as the head of international sales and co-productions. Since joining C4i in 2003, Willoughby has lead …