World Screen

NEW YORK, June 25: ABC News will cut some 35 jobs over the next two years as part of a restructure to move more resources into digital media, according to wire reports. The AP reports that the network's news president, …

LOS ANGELES, June 25: Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on Larry King Live on CNN this week. The news of the CNN appearance follows reports that both ABC and NBC had been in talks with Hilton and …

TORONTO, June 25: CTVglobemedia Inc. (CTVgm) has completed its acquisition of CHUM Limited after having satisfied all of the conditions for approval set out by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). All of the assets of CHUM Limited have …

BURBANK, June 25: The Walt Disney Company is shifting away from direct-to-DVD animated sequels like The Lion King 1½, announcing a shakeup at its DisneyToon Studios (DTS). The division produces sequels like The Lion King 1½ and Lilo & Stitch …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati After becoming a billionaire through the sale of his company Broadcast.com to Yahoo!, Mark Cuban took a bet on television—not conventional TV, but high definition—and cofounded HDNet and HDNet Movies. As outspoken as he is …

April 2007 Thanks to the growing awareness of global warming, documentaries about the environment have found new audiences around the world. By Peter Caranicas It was a sign of the times in Hollywood when, on the evening of Sunday, February …

World Screen Weekly, June 21, 2007 COUNTRY: U.S. OWNERSHIP: The BBC in the U.K. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: More than 55 million homes across the U.S. on digital cable and satellite TV. DESCRIPTION: Targeted at adults aged 25-54, the channel strives …

June 2007 Through its varied subsidiaries, Dori Media Group (DMG) produces novelas in Latin America and in Israel and distributes them in more than 50 countries around the world. It owns and operates TV channels dedicated to novelas in Israel …

NEW YORK, June 22: MTV Networks' Entertainment Group has promoted Erik Flannigan to executive VP of digital media and Jon Slusser to senior VP of Spike digital and video games. Flannigan, formerly senior VP of digital media for Comedy Central …

TORONTO, June 22: This July, Canada’s TELETOON will launch the animated tween reality series Total Drama Island, from Fresh TV, the creators behind the award-winning series animated series 6Teen. The half-hour series launches on TELETOON on Sunday, July 8, at …