World Screen

LONDON, December 6: Sony Pictures Releasing International and Arts Alliance Media (AAM) have reached a non-exclusive long-term agreement for digital cinema deployment in Europe. Under the agreement, Sony Pictures has committed to supply its films to certain European countries in …

NEW YORK, December 6: Sesame Workshop has launched The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, named after Sesame Street’s founder, which will explore the educational potential of digital media in kids’ literacy development. Based at Sesame Workshop, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center …

NEW YORK, December 6: The Paley Center for Media, formerly The Museum of Television & Radio, has partnered with Springboard Enterprises for the creation of ALLTHINGSMEDIA, the first venture capital forum to showcase media companies led by women. The ALLTHINGSMEDIA …

PHILADELPHIA, December 6: Comcast has announced that its signature On Demand service has ratcheted up more than 6 billion views in less than four years, with more than 1 billion hours of on-demand content watched this year alone. Additionally, the …

NEW YORK/BEAVERTON, December 6: The Nielsen Company and Digimarc Corporation are launching Nielsen Digital Media Manager, which aims to provide media companies with a reliable way of tracking their content online. The system will enable media companies, social networks, peer-to-peer …

LOS ANGELES, December 6: The Writers Guild of America reported “substantive discussions of the issues important to writers” with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers yesterday, “the first time this has occurred in this negotiation,” a statement from …

PARIS, December 5: To celebrate its first anniversary, the French international news channel France 24 will launch new Internet and mobile content. France 24 is making its content available on demand on mobile platforms in three languages. The channel’s latest …

TORONTO, December 5: Shaftesbury Films has acquired the rights to Elizabeth Hay’s award-winning novel Late Nights on Air, with plans to adapt it into a television series. The Giller Award-winning novel Late Nights on Air centers on a cast of …

TORONTO, December 5: Breakthrough Animation has received the go-ahead to begin production on its new children’s series, Jimmy Two Shoes, which will be developed in collaboration with broadcasters TELETOON Canada and Jetix Europe. The first season of Jimmy Two Shoes …

TORONTO, December 5: As part of a long-term output deal signed in February, Peace Arch Entertainment has picked up the Canadian distribution rights to 32 films from Los Angeles-based independent producer First Look Studios. Peace Arch has announced plans to …