World Screen

LONDON, August 31: BBC Motion Gallery, BBC Worldwide’s clips sales arm, has reached a deal to distribute a range of clips from Austrian pubcaster ORF via its website. BBC Motion Gallery will choose a selection of clips from ORF's extensive …

NEW YORK, August 31: MTV is ramping up its digital efforts for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, with a virtual recreation of the awards show and plans to offer the first mobile simulcast of the event on Sunday, September …

LONDON, August 31: The U.K.’s Football Association has issued a tender invitation to content platforms worldwide for the broadcast rights to the FA Cup and England international matches, among others, for a four-year period from 2008 to 2012. The FA …

NEW YORK, August 31: The Nielsen Company has revealed that Hispanic and Asian viewers are the fastest-growing national segments of the population, with U.S. television households increasing by 4.4 percent among Hispanics to 12.1 million and 3.9 percent among Asians …

NEW YORK, August 31: NBC Universal is reportedly not renewing its deal to make some of its content available for download on the iTunes Store, according to published reports, after disagreeing with Apple over pricing. The New York Times reports …

PARIS, August 31: Vivendi’s revenues for the first half of the year rose 6.4 percent to 10.2 billion euros, but net earnings of 2.2 billion euros were down 12 percent on the previous period. Announcing the results, Jean-Bernard Lévy, chairman …

VALBY, August 30: Janne Ingdal Parving, the former head of marketing at Zodiak Television World, has been named the head of international marketing and branding for Nordisk Film TV, effective September 1. Karoline Spodsberg, Nordisk Film TV’s international director, commented: …

LONDON, August 30: Universal Pictures International Entertainment, the international home-entertainment division of NBC Universal, has announced a series of promotions for its London-based management team. Former VP of licensees and emerging markets, Melanie Nicholas, will serve as the senior VP …

HOUSTON, August 30: Geneon Entertainment (USA) has appointed ADV Films as the sole distributor of its anime catalogue in North America. Under the deal, ADV Films will handle all sales and distribution duties for the combined anime catalogue as well …

STOCKHOLM, August 30: Several members of the global format exchange organization Sparks Network have secured new commissions and renewals throughout Europe and Asia, including Australia’s Ambience Entertainment, whose kids’ game show Go Go Stop is currently being produced in four …