World Screen

MUMBAI, June 21: Media Content & Communications Services India (MCCS), a joint venture between Ananda Bazar Patrika Group (ABP) and the STAR Group, has announced the launch of STAR Majha (My Star), a 24-hour Indian news channel in the Marathi …

LONDON, June 21: All3Media has expanded its portfolio of independent British production houses with the acquisition of Maverick Television. Based in Birmingham and London, the company was founded in 1993 by Jonnie Turpie. It currently has two peak time series …

CUPERTINO, June 21: Users of Apple’s soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be able to access YouTube content directly on their handsets. Set to be released June 29, the iPhone will feature YouTube content wirelessly streamed to the device, which features a 3.5-inch …

ENGLEWOOD, June 21: Belgian Cable Investors, controlled by Liberty Global, has exercised its option to acquire a further 18.668 million shares in Belgian cable operator Telenet Group Holding for 466.7 million euros. The deal increases Liberty’s interest in Belgium’s largest …

NEW YORK, June 21: GE Commercial Finance’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business and NBC Universal have appointed Thomas M. Byrne as the managing director of their $250-million newly branded Peacock Equity Fund. Peacock Equity is a joint venture between GE’s …

NEW YORK, June 21: News Corporation said today that it is exploring strategic options for its Moscow-based out-of-home advertising company, News Outdoor Group, including taking on new “strategic and private equity partners.” News Outdoor has a leadership position in Russia …

BUDAPEST, June 21: At a dinner celebrating DISCOP's 15th anniversary, the guest of honor, Central European Media Enterprises’ (CME) CEO, Michael Garin, offered the sobering prediction that in ten years' time, ad-supported networks will disappear and TV executives had better …

NEW YORK, June 21: According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the global entertainment and media industry will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent to $2 trillion in 2011, with the Internet, TV platforms and video games as the fastest-growing …

MUMBAI, June 20: BBC Worldwide’s Global Channels division has named Nachiket Pantvaidya as general manager for South Asia. Pantvaidya will be responsible for leading the Global Channels team in the region and managing the growth strategy for BBC-branded channels, reporting …

LOS ANGELES, June 20: Rigel Entertainment will be at DISCOP this week with an extensive lineup of theatrical features and prime-time TV movies, including seven titles made for Lifetime Television in the U.S. Seven movies made for Lifetime Television in …