World Screen

KNOXVILLE, July 19: Scripps Networks—whose brands include HGTV and Food Network—has acquired Recipezaar, a user-generated recipe and community site featuring more than 230,000 recipes. The acquisition is part of Scripps Networks' strategy to aggressively move its web business beyond extensions …

PARIS, July 19: TF1 Enterprises has acquired Dujardin, one of France’s leading distributors of board games, for an undisclosed sum. Dujardin, which generated 6 million euros in revenues last year, will be combined with TF1 Games, a division of TF1 …

MUNICH, July 19: The German Cartel Office has cleared pay-TV platform Premiere’s deal to sub-license Bundesliga German soccer matches from Unity Media. The authority says that Premiere can air the games for the next two seasons. It is said to …

LONDON, July 19: A new report by research firm Datamonitor expects digital TV services to reach around 165 million homes in Western Europe and the U.S. by 2012, with IPTV to experience the largest growth. The new report, titled European …

LOS ANGELES, July 19: HBO’s TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee led the Primetime Emmy nominations announced today with a total of 17 nods, while The Sopranos was the most nominated series with a total of 15; HBO …

WINNIPEG, July 18: Peter D. Viner, the president and CEO of Canadian operations at CanWest MediaWorks, is retiring after more than three decades with the company. Viner joined CanWest in 1974 and has held a number of senior positions since …

NEW YORK, July 18: MTV Networks (MTVN) has promoted Greg Clayman to executive VP of digital distribution and business development. Based in the company’s New York City headquarters, Clayman will continue to report to Mika Salmi, the president of global …

OTTAWA, July 18: Amberwood Productions has licensed a package of kids’ programming totaling 195 half-hours to South African broadcaster MNET. The programming package includes The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, Hoze Houndz and Katie & Orbie. Jonathan Wiseman, the VP …

TORONTO, July 18: Corus Entertainment's Movie Central, available to Western Canadians, has unveiled highlights from its 2007/2008 schedule, including blockbuster moves like Babel and The Queen, as well as a slate of new drama series and movies from HBO and …

TORONTO, July 18: Shaftesbury Films has begun production on 13 one-hour episodes of the new drama series The Murdoch Mysteries, scheduled to air on Bravo! in Canada next year. Filming of the series began June 11 and will run through …