World Screen

BASKING RIDGE/LOS ANGELES, August 20: Verizon Wireless and CBS Mobile have teamed to offer full-length commercial-free episodes of the Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to subscribers of Verizon’s V CAST Video service, …

LOS ANGELES, August 20: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have announced that they will exclusively support the HD DVD format instead of Sony’s Blu-ray technology. The exclusive HD DVD commitment will include all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, …

BURBANK, August 20: The Friday prime-time premiere of High School Musical 2, executive produced by Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush, attracted 17.2 million viewers, ranking as the most-watched basic cable telecast in history. High School Musical 2, which premiered on …

April 2007 The BBC Natural History Unit celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Since 1957 it has been thrilling audiences young and old with the marvels of the world around us. Neil Nightingale has worked in the unit for more …

May 2007 ITV in the U.K. has been providing American TV audiences with quality programming for decades. From Brideshead Revisited, The Avengers and Prime Suspect to Hell’s Kitchen and Nanny 911, British shows have reached American TV outlets thanks to …

TV Kids Weekly, August 14, 2007 ORIGIN: A Nickelodeon original series created by Dan Schneider, whose credits also include Drake & Josh. DISTRIBUTOR: Dolphin Entertainment CREATOR: Dan Schneider TV SHOW: This live-action series is set at the fictional Pacific Coast …

World Screen Weekly, August 16, 2007 CEO Target Entertainment When Alison Rayson founded Target Entertainment in 1998 after stints at Itel and Mayfair Entertainment, she knew she wanted the distribution company to “champion the rights of independent producers.” At the …

World Screen Weekly, August 16, 2007 COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: March 1996 OWNERSHIP: The channel is owned by Robert Redford, CBS Corporation and NBC Universal. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: 26 million DESCRIPTION: The Sundance Channel seeks to target self-identified “creatives” and …

NEW YORK, August 17: VH1’s Scott Reich has been tapped as the VP of programming at Concert.TV, a digital television network dedicated to live music performances and documentaries. In his new role at Concert.TV, Reich will direct the programming across …

AMSTERDAM, August 17: Bo Stehmeier has been named as head of sales and co-production at Off the Fence, with responsibility for the Americas, the U.K., German-speaking territories and Africa. In his new position, Stehmeier will handle the sale of finished …