World Screen

LOS ANGELES, July 11: Disney-ABC Domestic Television has reached an agreement to make a number of new and classic feature films from The Walt Disney Studios available to U.S. members of Microsoft’s online video download service, Xbox LIVE Marketplace, starting …

BRUSSELS, July 11: The European Commission has sent Spain a letter of formal notice for failing to comply with Television Without Frontiers rules on spot advertising and tele-shopping. The Commission said that a report by an independent consultant revealed numerous …

LONDON, July 11: In a speech at the QE2 Conference Centre in London, the BBC’s director-general, Mark Thompson, said public-service broadcasting in the U.K. would be more necessary than ever by 2012 as a result of “market failure” in comedy, …

BURBANK/LONDON, July 10: Seventeen-year Warner Bros. Entertainment veteran Paolo Ferrari has been promoted to president and managing director of the studio’s Italian operations, based in Rome. In his new position, Ferrari’s responsibilities include general oversight of all Warner Bros.’ businesses …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/LONDON, July 10: BBC Worldwide America has restructured its senior team, five months since the arrival of its new president, Garth Ancier. “By creating new roles, bringing in some fresh faces and promoting talent within the organization I …

MAINZ, July 10: ZDF Enterprises is working on the licensing and merchandising campaign for its teen series H2O—Just Add Water, which the company featured at the Licensing Show in New York last month. Deals have been concluded in Italy and …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON/LOS ANGELES, July 10: Jetix Europe has entered into an exclusive deal with Shout! Factory for the North American home entertainment distribution of two animated properties: Pucca and the sci-fi action series Oban Star-Racers. Shout! Factory will represent the North …

TORONTO/LONDON, July 10: DECODE Entertainment has secured the worldwide television and home entertainment distribution rights to Turner Broadcasting’s live-action comedy series My Spy Family, produced by Kindle Entertainment. The 26×22-minute series will air on Turner’s Boomerang channel in the U.K. …

HARRINGTON PARK, July 10: Janson Media’s award-winning documentary Libby, Montana, about the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history, will premiere on August 28 as part of the PBS series P.O.V. (Point-of-View). Produced by High …

LYON, July 10: The international European news network EuroNews has partnered with Jalipo, enabling Internet users to access the channel online in seven different languages, without a monthly subscription fee. The service, available via www.euronews.net and www.jalipo.com, is accessible via …