World Screen

SOFIA/LOS ANGELES, September 24: MGM Networks has signed an agreement with Warburg Pincus-backed Eurocom, the largest cable operator in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, to launch a local-language version of The MGM Channel in the region next month. The MGM …

BURBANK, September 24: In December, NBC will debut Clash of the Choirs, a live four-night holiday event series produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. The series will have its two-hour premiere on Monday, December 17 from 9 p.m. and will continue …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS/ATLANTA, September 24: NBC Universal and Cox Communications have announced plans to offer a free trial of five NBC prime-time shows on demand exclusively to Cox Digital Cable customers in Orange County and Palos Verdes in California. The five …

TV Kids Weekly, September 18, 2007 ORIGIN: Based on an original idea by Jack and Elke Counsell. DISTRIBUTOR: S4C International, which is run by a joint venture between the U.K. production-and-distribution company Parthenon Entertainment and Welsh facilities company Barcud Derwen. …

World Screen Weekly, September 20, 2007 Director, Television Division Reed MIDEM The Grand Auditorium at the Palais des Festivals is a hub of activity during the Cannes Film Festival, but it has never been used during one of Reed MIDEM’s …

World Screen Weekly, September 20, 2007 COUNTRY: Romania LAUNCH DATE: January 15, 2006 OWNERSHIP: Intact Holding DISTRIBUTION: The channel reaches 64 percent of Romanian households. DESCRIPTION: Launched at the beginning of 2006, Euforia Lifestyle TV is a Romanian channel aimed …

LONDON, September 24: A new Screen Digest report predicts that the online TV market in the U.K. will generate annual revenues of £181 million by 2011. Screen Digest also notes that while there are only a few online TV options …

SINGAPORE, September 21: The Board of Directors of ESPN STAR Sports has appointed Manu Sawhney as the company’s managing director, effective immediately, succeeding Jamie Davis, who has resigned from the company. Davis, who joined ESPN STAR Sports in 2005, will …

TORONTO, September 21: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has announced that Mara Di Pasquale and Lewin Webb have signed new agreements to retain their positions at the company as chief financial officer and president of production, respectively. Di Pasquale, who joined …

NEW YORK, September 21: National Geographic Digital Motion, the stock footage service of National Geographic Digital Media, has secured a range of new partnerships and acquisitions that have expanded its high-definition offerings by more than 170 hours. National Geographic Digital …