World Screen

LONDON, August 3: Parthenon Kids, the children’s programming division of British producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment, will be screening a four-minute pilot of a new preschool series at this year’s Cartoon Forum. The series, Kat and C.a.T, is targeted at …

HARRINGTON PARK, August 3: Janson Media has announced the worldwide DVD release of Ingrid Bergman Remembered, which explores the tumultuous life of the legendary actress. Originally produced by Wombat Productions for Lifetime, Ingrid Bergman Remembered takes viewers into the life …

LOS ANGELES, August 3: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel for babies and toddlers, will work with My Gym Children’s Fitness Center on the production of an original baby and toddler exercise series aimed at children 3 and under. My …

VANCOUVER, August 3: German terrestrial broadcaster RTL II has acquired Nerd Corps Entertainment’s new 3-D action-adventure series Storm Hawks for its action programming block Pokito. The deal was brokered by rights management company m4e, which recently acquired all rights for …

KUALA LUMPUR, August 3: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has launched the ABU-Media Awareness Exchange (MAE), a new satellite and Internet distribution service aimed at delivering pro-social content to broadcasters across the region on issues such as poverty and climate …

SAN DIEGO/FORT LAUDERDALE, August 3: Veoh Networks has teamed with Collegiate Images, the licensing and rights clearance agency of still images and video focusing exclusively on college sports, for the launch of a dedicated NCAA Football channel on Veoh.com in …

NEW YORK, August 3: Darren Feher, the executive VP and chief technology officer for NBC Universal, is expanding his role within the company, focusing on the creation of an organization dedicated to digital product innovation and emerging technology. Feher will …

ATLANTA, August 3: TNT’s detective drama The Closer, starring Golden Globe-winner Kyra Sedgwick, has been renewed for a fourth season of 15 new episodes, set to launch in summer 2008. The Closer ranks as ad-supported cable’s number-one series of all …

SUNNYVALE, August 3: Yahoo! aims to revamp its video strategy by year-end in order to better compete against YouTube, according to published reports, with plans to ramp up TV, movie and music content available on the site. Mike Folgner, Yahoo's …

BUENOS AIRES, August 3: Claxson has completed the sale of IberoAmerican Radio Chile to Spain’s Grupo Prisa for $74.6 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Prisa’s Unión Radio takes control of all of the radio networks of IberoAmerican Radio …