World Screen

SAN ANTONIO, January 3: Donald Perry, the president and CEO of Clear Channel Television (CCTV), will leave his post, with Craig Millar, the senior VP of the southern region, taking up responsibilities on an interim basis. Perry is leaving the …

NORFOLK, January 3: Virginia-based Landmark Communications is said to be looking for a buyer for its Weather Channel cable outlet, valued at some $5 billion. According to the New York Times, the channel and accompanying website are being eyed by …

STUDIO CITY, January 3: Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of the Hallmark Channel in the U.S., has reached an agreement with the National Interfaith Cable Coalition (NICC) to settle outstanding claims relating to NICC’s equity interest in Crown Media …

LONDON, January 3: NBC Universal is said to be in talks with ITV for a British version of Law & Order, to be produced by Kudos Film & Television, the company behind the hits Spooks and Life on Mars. According …

LOS GATOS/ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, January 3: The online movie rental service Netflix is teaming with LG Electronics to develop a set-top box that will allow consumers to stream movies and other programming from the Internet to high-definition television (HDTV) sets. The …

LOS ANGELES, January 3: The Golden Globe Awards, taking place January 13, may be missing some star power with the Writers Guild of America set to picket the event after refusing to grant a waiver to the show’s producers last …

LONDON, January 3: According to research released by FremantleMedia, broadcasters saw marked improvement in both the volume and success rate of game-show formats last year, led by the global hit Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, but variety and …

World Screen Weekly, December 20, 2007 Managing Director for the Asia Pacific Comcast International Media Group Hong Kong has long been referred to as the New York of the East, partly for its ability to attract immigrants from around the …

LOS ANGELES, January 2: Fox International Channels (FIC) has promoted Rohit D’silva to general manager of FIC Middle East, effective immediately. In his new role, D’silva is responsible for all FIC and National Geographic Channel business in the Middle East, …

NEW YORK, January 2: Lifetime Networks and MyLifetime.com have partnered with Paltalk, a real-time video-based community, to produce a weekly relationship program for the social network’s interactive video platform, PaltalkScene. Titled Why Hasn’t He Called?, the series will feature relationship …