World Screen

SÃO PAULO, June 28: Globo TV International has licensed its telenovela Soul Mate to Pappas Telecasting Companies, a U.S. broadcasting group that is reformulating its strategy for the Spanish-language market in the U.S. after ending its alliance with Azteca America. …

NEW YORK, June 28: The Weinstein Company, The Gotham Group, and the government of the South Korean province Chungcheongnam-do are teaming to produce and distribute animated feature films. As part of this relationship, The Weinstein Company has also entered into …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, June 28: The Nielsen Company has inked a deal to acquire Telephia, a provider of consumer research on the telecoms and mobile media markets. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to …

LONDON, June 28: Gordon Brown, the new British Prime Minister, has appointed James Purnell as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, succeeding Tessa Jowell. Jowell, meanwhile, has retained responsibilities for the 2012 Olympics in London. Purnell spent two …

LONDON, June 28: BBC Worldwide has delivered a record profit of £111.1 million ($222.4 million) for the year that ended March 31, 2007, on revenues of £810.4 million ($1.6 billion). In addition, investment in BBC-commissioned programs was up, to £96.3 …

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28: As MySpaceTV went live today, a survey from Hitwise revealed that YouTube’s market share is 50 percent greater than 64 other video-sharing sites combined. According to a Reuters article citing the Hitwise data, YouTube's share of …

LOS ANGELES, June 28: The Motion Picture Association of America, on behalf of the major Hollywood studios, has filed lawsuits against the websites YouTVpc.com and Peekvid.com, alleging that they facilitate copyright infringement by providing links to illegal content posted on …

HOLLYWOOD, June 27: Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox L&M) has appointed Adam Kline to the newly created position of VP of new media enterprises. In his new role, Kline will oversee Fox’s extensive portfolio of video game projects …

NEW YORK, June 27: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has named Pam Kaufman as chief marketing officer (CMO), reporting to Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. As CMO, Kaufman will oversee all marketing efforts for the …

BURBANK, June 27: Andy Mellett has been promoted to senior VP of video on demand at Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. In his new role, Mellett, who was previously the VP of VOD sales at Warner Bros., will have increased responsibility …