World Screen

LONDON, July 25: BKN is creating a new studio facility dedicated to producing high-quality animation in digital high definition, with the comedy Stone Age the first project to roll out in late 2008. There will be a fixed capital investment …

SINGAPORE, July 25: Cable platform StarHub is launching Sensasi, an entertainment channel targeted to Singapore’s Malay community, on its digital tier on August 7. Sensasi, which means “sensation” in Malay, will be offered to digital subscribers for an additional S$6 …

NEW YORK, July 25: Jeff Gaspin has been named the president and COO of Universal Television Group, where he will retain oversight for NBC Universal’s entertainment cable networks and assume responsibility for Telemundo. In his newly expanded role, effective immediately, …

LOS ANGELES, July 25: After declaring bankruptcy June 1, the youth targeted mobile service Amp’d Mobile has said it will cease operations on July 31 and that it is still in discussions to be bought out by another carrier. MTV …

LONDON, July 25: The British media industry is continuing to deal with the fall-out from botched call-in competitions on a number of broadcasters, with GMTV chief Paul Corley resigning and Prime Minister Gordon Brown telling the House of Commons that …

PARIS, July 25: Revenues for the first half of this year at Vivendi rose 6.4 percent to 10.2 billion euros, while those for just the second quarter were up 7.4 percent to 4.8 billion euros. The revenue growth was driven …

UNIVERSAL CITY, July 24: Haydn Arndt has been promoted to senior VP and sales liaison at NBC Universal International Television Distribution, reporting to the division’s president, Belinda Menendez. Arndt will continue to be based in the company’s Sydney office. He …

LONDON, July 24: Jalipo has reached an agreement to host content from the 24-hour British news channel Sky News. Sky News broadcasts will be available in three different quality streams at www.jalipo.com via Jalipo’s pre-pay J:Credits system, which is a …

BURLINGAME, July 24: The new U.S. airline Virgin America, which will start domestic service on August 8, has reached a deal to feature an exclusive content channel from the San Francisco-based young adult-targeted Current TV on Red, its in-flight entertainment …

MEXICO CITY, July 24: TV Azteca has reported second quarter revenues of Ps. 2.2 billion ($206.9 million), a 19-percent drop on last year, with net profit down 68 percent to Ps. 218 million ($20.2 million). "Comparables are particularly difficult this …