World Screen

SINGAPORE, November 29: The distribution division of China’s second-largest media company, the Shanghai Media Group (SMG), is at the Asia TV Forum this week showcasing a range of documentary, reality, lifestyle and entertainment fare. The SMG catalogue is culled from …

SINGAPORE, November 29: Singapore has added to its long list of countries with which it has media alliances, with the Media Development Authority (MDA) announcing a tie-up with Canal France International (CFI). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) serves to facilitate …

SINGAPORE, November 29: A four-minute corporate video with senior executives from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) rapping about the organization’s activities, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times on YouTube, was a lead topic of conversation in …

NEW YORK, November 29: MTV Networks will make every clip from every episode of the animated Comedy Central series South Park available for free online, beginning next year. The launch of the South Park clip site—which can be found at …

SINGAPORE, November 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed 1,200 hours of programming to broadcasters in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Among the new titles licensed into the region are Essence of Emeril, featuring chef Emeril Lagasse, and the …

SILVER SPRING, November 29: Jane Root is stepping down at Discovery Channel to return to the U.K., with John Ford tapped as the network’s new president and general manager. Root is currently president and general manager of Discovery Channel and …

LONDON, November 29: NBC Universal Global Networks is set to launch fully localized versions of SCI FI and Universal Channel in Poland on December 1. The networks will be available on the digital TV platform ‘n’ and will feature science …

MONTREAL, November 28: Independent Canadian film and television production and distribution company, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, has announced that it will open a U.S. office in Los Angeles, which will be headed up by executive producer Joel S. Rice as president. …

NEW YORK, November 28: The digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, founded by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV chief Albie Hecht, has optioned Simon & Schuster’s adventure franchise Tom Swift for a multiplatform rollout. According to Hecht, the company will initially …

MIAMI, November 28: Dolphin Entertainment has inked a raft of international deals for its Nickelodeon US TV movies Shredderman Rules! and The Last Day of Summer. The made-for-television movies, which premiered on Nickelodeon in the U.S. this past summer, have …