World Screen

April 2007 By Anna Carugati When film enthusiasts go to a movie directed by Ridley Scott, they know they will be treated to a visual spectacle. He took the science-fiction genre to a new level with Alien and Blade Runner. …

April 2007 Asia’s pan-regional cable and satellite networks are expanding their reach with original-content initiatives and alliances with new-media platforms. By Mansha Daswani There was a Wild West feel to the Asian cable and satellite industry in the mid-’90s, with …

LONDON/SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, July 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced the promotions of three executives for its operations in the Asia-Pacific region, including that of Paul Ridley to senior VP of sales. Ridley was promoted from his current role as VP of …

LONDON, July 9: Cake Entertainment’s Skunk Fu! has launched on BBC One in a weekday slot, with rollout in France and Germany slated for this winter. The first 26 episodes of the series have been given a 3:45/3:50 p.m. weekday …

TORONTO, July 9: marblemedia and Corus Entertainment have begun production on 13 half-hour episodes of the new live-action series The Adrenaline Project, which is slated for broadcast on YTV in Canada in late September. Hosted by Richard Cazeau (formerly of …

SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON, July 9: Two new games based on VIZ Media’s award-winning animated television series Bleach will be released by SEGA in the U.S. and SEGA Europe this fall. The game Bleach: Shattered Blade will be available on the Nintendo …

LOS ANGELES, July 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has reached a licensing agreement with the apparel company Lyric Jeans for the creation of a new American Idol-branded apparel line for department stores and mid-tier and mass-market retailers. The initial American Idol …

GREENWICH, July 9: The beauty brand Caress and U.S. Spanish-language network Univision have teamed up for the production of an interactive, six-episode novela entitled Mi Adorada Malena (My Beloved Malena), which integrates the brand into the story line and offers …

NEW YORK, July 9: In preparation for a range of new print and online services in the coming months, WSN INC., the publishing group behind World Screen, has announced three new hires and two promotions in its editorial team. Nathaniel …

LONDON, July 9: Regulator Ofcom has imposed a £50,000 fine on the BBC after the results of a phone-in competition on the popular kids’ show Blue Peter were faked back in November 2006. According to reports, the show’s producer allowed …