World Screen

BARCELONA, November 14: BSkyB’s chief executive James Murdoch denied rumors that BSkyB is interested in acquiring a stake in British broadcaster Five. Speculation has been rampant that BSkyB’s purchase of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV was linked to a …

BEIJING/HONG KONG, November 14: In January, MTV Networks China will premiere two MTV—Red Bull Unplugged concerts to one billion viewers in the region through MTV China’s 24-hour channel and syndication. This marks MTV Networks China’s first Unplugged series for Chinese …

ADELAIDE, November 14: At a News Corporation shareholder information meeting in Adelaide, Australia, Rupert Murdoch confirmed that he wants to change the financial model of The Wall Street Journal’s website by offering content for free instead of charging for it. …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker has been tapped to deliver the keynote address at the 2008 NATPE Conference & Exhibition, which will be held January 28-31 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Touting the …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: IMAX Corporation has reached a deal with DreamWorks Animation to release the studio’s first three 3-D motion pictures worldwide in IMAX 3-D. The IMAX 3-D releases will include Monsters vs. Aliens in March 2009, How to …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: As part of its efforts to expand into scripted television programming and films, Endemol USA has acquired Original Media, a New York-based independent production company. With the acquisition of Original Media, Endemol is looking to further …

NEW YORK, November 13: The Weinstein Company has named Matthew Frankel, previously with Rainbow Media Holdings, to the newly created role of chief communications officer and senior VP of corporate affairs. In his new role, effective November 26, Frankel will …

NEW YORK, November 13: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group announced that Nicktoons Network general manager Keith Dawkins has taken on the additional role of senior VP of Nickelodeon Programming Partnerships. As senior VP of Nickelodeon Programming Partnerships, Dawkins is charged …

LONDON, November 13: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has appointed Katerina Kolerova as sales director for Russia and the countries of the CIS. As part of the appointment, SPTI announced a new Moscow office, out of which Kolerova will provide …

LOS ANGELES, November 13: PorchLight has announced that the first series of coin-operated character rides based on its 3-D animated preschool property Jay Jay the Jet Plane are being installed at retail outlets across the U.S. Coinstar, which produced the …