World Screen

LOS ANGELES, December 17: The Writers Guild of America is looking to negotiate individually with each of the studios, instead of with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP); the studios, meanwhile, have issued a statement of unity, …

October 2007 In a rapidly changing media landscape where everyone from TV producers and filmmakers to advertisers and corporations are looking to get their product and messages out on as many platforms as possible, the archive-footage industry is scrambling to …

October 2007 Darren Childs has spent his entire career launching channels in various parts of the world—perfect training for his current position. As managing director of global channels at BBC Worldwide he overseas a portfolio of 18 wholly owned and …

October 2007 Since its inception in radio in 1937, Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação has played a key role in driving the Brazilian media market. Jorge Saad is credited with taking the company into the television arena, with the launch of …

Founder and Former Chairman HIT Entertainment The international television industry mourns Peter Orton, who passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was, first and foremost, a gentleman. Equally important, he was a visionary in the children’s television business …

VP, Si Hay Ideas Creative Development and Production VP, Teleset Colombian native Juan Pablo Gaviria began working in the television industry in 1995 as an assistant to the producer of a soap opera, Leche, for Caracol TV. In 1998, he …

COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: September 26, 2007 OWNERSHIP: Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution DISTRIBUTION: 16.2 million through the DIRECTV HD Xtra Tier DESCRIPTION: A 24-hour high-definition channel that celebrates the American experience with …

ORIGIN: First introduced in 1980 by American Greetings Corporation as a greeting-card line, Strawberry Shortcake became one of the biggest licensing programs of its time, generating more than $1 billion in retail sales from 1980 to 1985. DISTRIBUTOR: DIC Entertainment, …

ATLANTA, December 14: Molly Chase has been appointed as the new VP and executive producer for Cartoon Network New Media, reporting to the company’s senior VP and general manager, Paul Condolora. In her new role, Chase will oversee several Cartoon …

CINCINNATI, December 14: The E. W. Scripps Company, which intends to separate into two publicly traded corporations by the middle of next year, has begun naming the board directors and senior management for the two companies, one focused on its …