World Screen

LONDON, January 14: After 23 years in business, branding agency English & Pockett is closing up shop, shutting both its London headquarters and its recently opened Singapore office. According to a statement from English & Pockett, the move comes after …

MUMBAI/HONG KONG, January 14: STAR India and DEN Digital Entertainment Networks have formed a 50-50 joint venture to create a platform for distributing television channels in India via cable, DTH, IPTV and other technologies. Under the agreement, the Mumbai-based joint …

MUNICH, January 14: Beta Film has acquired an undisclosed stake in the German TV-movie production outfit Dreamtool Entertainment, whose credits include The Charlemagne Code for RTL. Beta’s managing director, Eric Welbers, calls Dreamtool a “young, dynamic venture,” adding, “Productions such …

WEST PALM BEACH/PHILADELPHIA, January 14: ION Media Networks has inked a deal with Comcast for the continued distribution of ION Television, as well as for carriage for the digital networks qubo and ION Life. Under the agreement, Comcast will continue …

LOS ANGELES, January 14: On the heels of the success of the new American Gladiators on NBC, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has announced plans to launch a full promotional campaign for the reality hit, including a broadband website, a U.S. multi-city tour …

BURBANK, January 14: CBS has ordered three new alternative/reality offerings for broadcast later this year, including one from Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg of MTV’s Punk’d fame. Kutcher and Goldberg’s Game Show in My Head is a hidden-camera game show …

SILVER SPRING, January 14: Animal Planet in the U.S. is set to relaunch in February with a new logo, new content and new tagline: “Same Planet. Different World.” In February alone the channel will feature eight new series and specials, …

LOS ANGELES, January 14: With the sale of Alliance Atlantis complete, CBS Paramount International Television has taken on the worldwide distribution rights to the CSI franchise, effective immediately. CBS Paramount International Television has taken on all three series following the …

NEW YORK, January 14: WSN INC., the leading publishing group for the international media industry, is renaming its factual programming brand, TV Docs, as TV Real, and is set to launch a new weekly online newsletter covering the world of …

NEW YORK, January 14: The Walt Disney Company’s president and CEO, Robert A. Iger, will deliver the opening keynote interview at the 2008 Media Summit New York conference on March 12. Editors from BusinessWeek will conduct the interview at the …