World Screen

LONDON, July 23: Angela Bromstad, formerly with NBC Universal Television Studios, has been named president of international television production at NBC Universal International, based in London, effective September 1. Reporting to Peter Smith, the president of NBC Universal International, Bromstad …

MADRID, July 23: Jesus de Polanco, the founder and chairman of the Spanish media giant Grupo PRISA, passed away this weekend. He was 77. Born in Madrid, de Polanco founded Editorial Santillana in 1958 and built it into Grupo PRISA. …

LOS ANGELES, July 23: On Saturday night, NBC garnered the most trophies—four—at the 23rd Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, including Outstanding Program of the Year for the drama Heroes. The awards ceremony …

CARACAS, July 23: Gustavo Cisneros, the chairman and CEO of the Cisneros Group of Companies, has released details about a controversial meeting he had in 2004 with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, asserting that “no …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 23: In a letter to Forbes magazine, Viacom and CBS Corporation’s executive chairman, Sumner Redstone, criticized his daughter Shari, who serves as the vice chair of both companies. The elder Redstone sent the letter to the …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani As the president and managing director of Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Steve Marcopoto is in charge of overseeing the kids’ brands Cartoon Network and Pogo, the news network CNN, the movie channel TCM and …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani Studies have shown that teens and young adults are increasingly consuming media on every platform possible, from watching clips on their cell phones to downloading full-length episodes online. As such, it’s no wonder that MTV …

April 2007 Broadcasters around the world are discovering how well a homegrown telenovela can deliver loyal audiences and high ratings. By Guillermo Chavez In recent years, the television business has been replete with examples of game shows, competitions and reality …

TV Kids Weekly, July 17, 2007 ORIGIN: This landmark children’s series, from the creative partnership behind Teletubbies, has been specially created to appeal to preschool children. It is a modern interpretation of a nursery rhyme picture book. When asked where …

World Screen Weekly, July 19, 2007 Director of Formats Televisa Estudios A giant in the Spanish-language programming arena, Televisa Estudios has been working hard to expand its reach in markets that historically have not been importers of telenovelas. Last year, …