World Screen

STAMFORD, September 27: In an effort to tap into its strong worldwide appeal, World Wrestling Entertainment has revealed plans to expand its operations into London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Toronto and Sydney. The regional office in London will be led …

NEW YORK, September 27: AETN International has reached agreements with VODEO.TV, Glowria, and Vuze to launch branded video-on-demand services in France for The History Channel, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. VODEO.TV will feature The History Channel, The …

HILVERSUM, September 27: Half-year turnover at 2waytraffic was up 341 percent to 39.5 million euros, driven in part by the company’s acquisition of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? format last year. In the television division, revenues were up …

LONDON, September 27: Liberty Global’s Chellomedia has formed a joint venture with HIT Entertainment to launch and distribute the Italian preschool channel JimJam internationally. This follows a separate deal in which Chellomedia had acquired JimJam, which is currently available on …

BURBANK, September 27: NBC is set to launch My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, a new reality competition series from Mark Burnett Productions (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?) and Reveille (The Biggest Loser). The eight-episode series is …

NEW YORK, September 27: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer Aldar and the newly established Abu Dhabi Media Company have formed a long-term alliance that calls for the creation of a theme park and hotel, as well as …

HILVERSUM, September 27: Peter Bazalgette is stepping down as the chief creative officer at Endemol and chairman of Endemol U.K. as part of a slate of management changes announced today, including the appointment of Marco Bassetti as COO. Bassetti joined …

LONDON, September 27: Simon Nelson, the controller of portfolio and multimedia at the BBC, today announced a new strategy for commissioning, content creation and delivery across BBC Vision, to “liberate” the broadcaster from “the limitations of the live linear schedule,” …

AMSTERDAM, September 26: Format specialist Absolutely Independent has named Manon Polak as its new COO and managing director, responsible for the daily operations of its offices in Amsterdam and Stockholm. Polak has previous experience as a corporate lawyer and manager …

NEW YORK, September 26: John Cuddihy has been promoted to president and managing director of Lightworks Program Distribution (LPD), effective immediately. Since joining LPD in December 2005, Cuddihy has been instrumental in expanding the company’s global distribution initiatives in traditional …