World Screen

SAN FRANCISCO, January 15: At the MacWorld Conference and Expo today, Apple unveiled its new movie-rental service, granting access to a catalogue of titles from all the major movie studios for viewing on computers, iPods and iPhones and widescreen TVs …

SINGAPORE, January 14: SPE Networks—Asia has appointed Jack Lim as VP of advertising sales and marketing, replacing Gregory Ho, following his promotion to channel head of Animax Asia. As head of the advertising sales and marketing team, Lim will spearhead …

HONG KONG, January 14: Rob Gilby has been tapped as the new senior VP and managing director of Disney-ABC International Television, Asia-Pacific, filling a role vacated by Steve Macallister last year. Gilby previously served as the managing director of Disney …

LONDON, January 14: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has announced several recent appointments within its London-based sales operation in response to continued growth opportunities across EMEA, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. Moving to SPTI’s European headquarters as VP of …

MCLEAN, January 14: USA Today Live, the TV arm of the USA Today print brand, will roll out a new lineup of television and online projects, partnering with fuse, Versus and MOJO HD on a range of series-based programming and …

NEW YORK, January 14: BBC Worldwide Americas has licensed the format rights to its hit comedy The Office to production company Chilecorto and Chile’s Canal 13, who will begin work on the Spanish-language version early this year. This marks the …

LONDON, January 14: Entertainment Rights (ER) has closed broadcast agreements for the 2-D series Transformers Animated with broadcasters in the U.K., France and in Germany. ER has sold 26 22-minute episodes plus a 70-minute special episode of the series to …

SUFFOLK, January 14: At NATPE, New Dominion Pictures’ docudrama series The FBI Files and New Detectives, which have had very successful runs on the Discovery Channel, will be available for the U.S. syndication market for a September debut. New Dominion’s …

HONG KONG, January 14: Discovery Networks Asia will roll out Discovery HD, its high-definition network, on PCCW’s now TV platform in Hong Kong on January 31. The launch of Discovery HD in Hong Kong expands the channel’s footprint to 15 …

TORONTO, January 14: The serial-killer drama Dexter, which recently wrapped its second season on premium cable network Showtime, will roll out in Canada on CTV, with the first season airing as a simulcast with CBS on Sundays at 10 p.m. …