World Screen

October 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani Firmly established as one of Scandinavia’s leading production-and-distribution firms, Zodiak Television has spent the last year actively expanding its reach into new markets. It has set up a dedicated office …

December 2007 By Mansha Daswani With its strategic location in Asia, Singapore is positioning itself as the region’s media capital, and leading that initiative is the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA). The regulatory body’s mandate includes bolstering the country’s …

December 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani While most of the major U.S. media companies have spent the last year or so playing catch-up in the Asia Pacific, News Corporation has been busy extending its lead. The …

ORIGIN: Vila Sésamo is an original, Brazilian adaptation of Sesame Street. DISTRIBUTOR: Sesame Workshop CREATORS: Sesame Workshop and TV Cultura TV SHOW: The one-hour Vila Sésamo preschool block features original Muppet segments featuring Brazilian characters Garibaldo and Bel, world-famous shows …

LONDON, November 21: Ed Williams, the director of corporate affairs at Reuters, has been named the head of corporate communications at the BBC. Williams succeeds Sally Osman, who left the BBC in September to pursue other interests. He takes up …

SILVER SPRING, November 21: Discovery Communications has upped Patrick Gates to the role of president and general manager of Discovery Commerce, having most recently served as interim president and general manager in the division. Gates will be responsible for providing …

LONDON, November 21: Outright Distribution has secured new deals in Asia for its finished programming with BBC Worldwide and with 10 other channels in the region. BBC Worldwide has licensed a number of programs from Outright for China, Hong Kong, …

LONDON, November 21: Cake Distribution has licensed their animated comedy action kids’ series Skunk Fu!to Cartoon Network Europe for its Europe, Middle East and Africa channels. The series has already sold to BBC, Super RTL, Canal J, France 5, RTBF, …

SANTA MONICA, November 21: The Game Factory has released Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity for Nintendo Wii, the second video game based on the animated action-adventure kids’ TV series Code Lyoko. Developed by Neko Entertainment, Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity …

ATLANTA, November 21: Cartoon Network’s new original animated series Chowder has brought ratings and delivery growth across kids’ demos for its Fried Dynamite Friday night prime-time block. The animated half-hour program has increased delivery and ratings among kids aged 6 …