World Screen

SAN DIEGO, July 26: Internet TV specialist Veoh Networks has tapped Yahoo! veteran Steve Mitgang as its new CEO, succeeding Dmitry Shapiro, who now assumes the role of founder and chief innovation officer. Mitgang comes to Veoh from Yahoo!, where …

LONDON, July 26: Subscribers to Orange’s upcoming digital TV service in the U.K. will have on-demand access to movies from The Walt Disney Company, via a multiyear deal announced today. Orange’s upcoming launch of digital TV in the U.K. builds …

LONDON, July 26: Target Entertainment has acquired Minotaur International, Virgin Media Television’s (VMtv) distribution arm, for an undisclosed sum, and has inked a long-term strategic partnership with the company. In addition to acquiring Minotaur and its entire catalogue, Target will …

SANTA MONICA, July 26: Lionsgate has signed an agreement to acquire a minority ownership stake in the independent theatrical distribution company Roadside Attractions, whose previous releases include Super Size Me and The Road To Guantanamo. Details about the size of …

LONDON, July 26: BT has cancelled its spectrum agreement with GCap Media to operate BT Movio, the mobile TV service available in the U.K. on Virgin Mobile, reportedly as a result of slow customer demand. The five-channel service launched on …

DALLAS, July 26: A study from Parks Associates titled Next Generation DVD Players: Will History Repeat? estimates that more than 32 million Blu-ray and HD DVD players (including game consoles) will be sold in the U.S. by 2011, an 85 …

LOS ANGELES, July 26: MySpace, the Fox Broadcasting Company and the Producers Guild of America have launched The Storyteller Challenge, inviting aspiring producers to submit short-form pilots for online broadcast in a bid to win a television development deal. Up-and-coming …

PHILADELPHIA, July 26: Comcast Corporation’s triple-play bundle helped drive its second quarter results, with revenues up 31 percent to $7.7 billion and net profit up 28 percent to $588 million. Comcast Cable’s revenues were up 12 percent to $7.3 billion. …

BURBANK, July 26: The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will ban cigarette smoking in all of its branded family-friendly features, and will “discourage” the practice in all other movie titles from the studio, including those from Touchstone and …

WASHINGTON, July 26: According to the results of a survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the use of online video continues to proliferate through social networking features, with 57 percent of online video viewers sharing links with …