World Screen

LONDON, October 15: National Geographic Channel’s dedicated wildlife network, Nat Geo Wild, is set to launch on the cable and DTH platforms owned by Romanian telecommunications operator RCS-RDS across Central and Eastern Europe. Nat Geo Wild will be rolled out …

CANNES, October 15: E! International continues to expand its worldwide presence with new launches on French cable broadband operator Numericable and Turkish DTH operator Digiturk. The E! International Network will be distributed on Numericable's basic digital offer, as well as …

HONG KONG, October 15: With the theme “It’s All About Content!” this year’s CASBAA Convention, to be held from October 30 to November 2 at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, will focus on how content is the key …

FRANKFURT, October 15: lettra, a TV channel dedicated to books and reading, is set to launch on the new Premiere Star bouquet effective November 24. Aimed at booklovers of all kinds, the channel will look at children’s books, novels, non-fiction, …

STOCKHOLM, October 15: KidsCo, the joint venture channel owned by Sparrowhawk Media, DIC Entertainment and Nelvana Enterprises, has appointed Viasat as its representative across Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Baltics and Ukraine. Effective immediately, Viasat, owned by the Modern …

MIAMI, October 15: Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Latin America announced a host of deals at MIPCOM last week, including one to represent Jennifer Lopez’s new mini-series for Univision, Como Ama Una Mujer (How A Woman Loves). The deal with Univision …

SYDNEY, October 15: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted the Australian broadcast rights to the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games to Nine Network and FOXTEL. The rights to the Beijing games are held by Seven Network. Commenting …

SILVER SPRING, October 15: Discovery Communications has reached a deal to acquire HowStuffWorks, an online informational tool that is accessed by 11 million unique visitors from around the world every month. Located at www.howstuffworks.com, the site’s traffic has grown 25 …

LOS ANGELES, October 12: FarCor Studios has finalized a 10-year distribution deal granting TF1 International the licensing rights to the animated children’s series Da Jammies, excluding merchandising and DVD sales, in all territories outside of North America. The new urban-based …

LONDON, October 12: International television producer-distributor Power, along with Prodigy Pictures and Cipango, has cast American movie stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff in XIII: The Conspiracy, a new TV action mini-series slated for production in November 2007. Based on …