World Screen

COLUMBIA/SANTA MONICA, September 10: Lionsgate has acquired the independent production and distribution company Mandate Pictures, whose credits include Stranger Than Fiction, starring Will Ferrell; the upcoming Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium with Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman; and Harold & Kumar …

NEW YORK, September 10: The removal of RCTV from the terrestrial airwaves in Venezuela has not increased the ad revenues of other broadcasters in the market, according to a report released exclusively to World Screen Newsflash by the Cisneros Group …

NEW YORK, September 10: Alejandro Burillo Azcárraga, a member of Mexico’s Grupo Televisa’s prominent Azcárraga family; and Carlos Barba, who helped establish both Telemundo and Univision, have teamed to launch a new U.S. Hispanic network, with initial rollout slated for …

BURBANK, September 10: In the wake of Mattel’s three recalls over lead-paint fears in the last two months, The Walt Disney Company will begin testing of its own toys, according to The New York Times. Disney is expected to inform …

April 2007 In January 2006, the French production and distribution company Marathon merged with Finhera to form the Marathon Group, whose businesses include Marathon Media, Télé Images and Adventure Line. Marathon specializes in live-action series, game-show formats, animation and documentaries. …

April 2007 Thanks to its slightly irreverent sense of humor and diverse animation styles, Cartoon Network Europe has established itself as an entertainment destination for children in more than a dozen countries across Europe. Since its launch in 1993, the …

TV Kids Weekly, September 4, 2007 ORIGIN: The Koala Brothers is based on an original concept by Australian-born animation producer/director David Johnson. DISTRIBUTOR: Spellbound Entertainment controls all rights to the The Koala Brothers brand internationally and manages all TV distribution, …

World Screen Weekly, September 6, 2007 President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Lakeshore Entertainment David Dinerstein’s resume reads a bit like a who’s who of the independent film market in the U.S. The New York native—who began his career as …

World Screen Weekly, September 6, 2007 COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: June 1, 1990 OWNERSHIP: E! Networks, a division of Comcast Corporation’s Comcast Entertainment Group. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: 90.4 million via cable and satellite. DESCRIPTION: E! Entertainment Television is a 24-hour …

PARIS, September 7: France’s Novavision has bagged deals with RTL Germany, FOX Italy and Air Canada for its hidden camera gags ZeZe Candid Camera. The gags in ZeZe Candid Camera are between one and three minutes in length. They are …