World Screen

GUTERSLOH, December 10: According to a report in today’s Financial Times, Bertelsmann is looking at selling off part of its Direct Group division, which includes its book and music club businesses. Direct Group Bertelsmann comprises the worldwide book and music …

October 2007 Humans have always had an innate curiosity about the world around them. Whether you’re interested in learning more about the indigenous cultures of Borneo or where to find the best street food in Thailand, watching a well-produced travel …

October 2007 By Anna Carugati Back in 1982, long before British viewers even knew what a remote control was, Channel 4 hit the British TV scene with a fresh, sometimes irreverent, often innovative alternative to the more traditional program offerings …

October 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani It has been a decade since viewers first tuned in to TELETOON, Canada’s first and only 24-hour animation station. As it celebrates its tenth anniversary, the station reaches more than …

TV Kids Weekly, December 04, 2007 ORIGIN: Mix Master is a 2-D animated comedy/fantasy/action-adventure TV series that originally launched as a Massive Multi-Player Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) in Korea and Japan in January 2004. Sunwoo Entertainment in Korea obtained …

World Screen Weekly, December 06, 2007 Actress My Boy Jack Best known for her Golden Globe-winning role as the sassy public relations executive Samantha Jones in the HBO series Sex and the City, actress Kim Cattrall offers viewers a much …

World Screen Weekly, December 06, 2007 COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: Founded in 1995 under the name Fox Family Worldwide, the channel was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2001 and was rebranded as ABC Family. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: Approximately …

LOS ANGELES, December 7: Jim Benson has been appointed as senior VP at The Lippin Group, the international public relations and marketing firm. Benson will be working with The Lippin Group’s corporate and emerging media clients domestically and abroad. He …

NASHVILLE, December 7: Cablevision Systems has added the country-music channel Great American Country (GAC) to its lineup, boosting the channel’s subscribers by 2 million. The deal makes the channel’s programming available to country music fans in parts of Long Island, …

NEW YORK, December 7: HDNet Fights will air the IFL (International Fight League) World Grand Prix Finals live on Saturday, December 29, the first time that live IFL programming has been broadcast in high definition. This is the first collaboration …