World Screen

BRISTOL/BASKING RIDGE/SAN DIEGO, October 31: ESPN Mobile TV, Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA have teamed up to air National Basketball Association (NBA) games live on Verizon’s V CAST Mobile TV for the first time, beginning today. The NBA 2007-2008 season …

HONG KONG, October 31: A new report from the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and Standard Chartered Bank has found that piracy has cost the pay-TV industry in Asia $1.54 billion in lost revenues, up from $1.13 …

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced a new rule that prevents cable platforms from signing exclusivity deals with apartment buildings. The move is intended to help lower cable rates for the nearly 30 percent of …

LOS ANGELES, October 31: Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed today to hammer out a new contract, ahead of the expiration of the current contract at midnight tonight. …

BEVERLY HILLS, October 30: Netflix has appointed Lisa Nishimura-Seese to the newly-created position of VP of independent content acquisition, where she will focus exclusively on ramping up the online movie rental service’s indie offerings. In the new position, Nishimura-Seese will …

MUNICH, October 30: Telcast has upped Angela Richardson to the role of head of sales, effective November 1. In this new position, Richardson will guide the sales and distribution team, including the company’s agent network. She joined Telcast in 1998 …

NEW YORK, October 30: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has promoted Alison Dexter to executive VP of production, where she will be responsible for all television production for Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, Nicktoons Network and The N. Based at …

LOS ANGELES, October 30: Eurocinema, a branded on-demand service featuring European theatrical films, has inked an exclusive deal with Nima Entertainment, a representative of The Iranian Film Society, to bring feature titles from Iran to North American audiences. The new …

SANTA MONICA, October 30: Speed Racer Enterprises has inked a raft of new merchandise licensing agreements for its animated series Speed Racer and Speed Racer: The Next Generation, including electronic toys, footwear and school supplies, among others, to roll out …

HONG KONG, October 30: Granada International has unveiled a diverse slate of programming, including drama, children’s entertainment, factual and formats, for debut at the Asia Television Forum (ATF) in November. From its drama catalogue, Granada will be offering Murdoch Mysteries, …