World Screen

June 2007 By Mansha Daswani Charles Falzon knows a thing or two about building a successful kids’ property. As president of Gullane Entertainment for many years, overseeing such properties as Thomas & Friends, Falzon led the delivery of more than …

June 2007 The proliferation of channels and growing ad markets in Central and Eastern Europe make DISCOP a must-attend event for many distributors. By Irene Lew When Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announced in April that it was making a $5-billion …

CONTACT _Con-41598BC6419 c s l TV Kids Weekly, June 12, 2007 ORIGIN: The show is based on the manga by Tito Kubo in the weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan. CREATOR: Tito Kubo TV SHOW: Bleach is an animated series …

CONTACT _Con-41598BC6419 c s l TV Kids Weekly, June 5, 2007 ORIGIN: An original Nicktoon animated series with Asian influences, produced at the Nicktoons Studio in Burbank, CA. CO-CREATORS: Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Konietzko’s other credits include character designer …

CONTACT _Con-41598BC6419 c s l TV Kids Weekly, May 29, 2007 ORIGIN: Galli Galli Sim Sim is the Hindi-language co-production of the internationally acclaimed children’s series Sesame Street. Aimed at serving the 157 million children under 6 years old in …

CONTACT _Con-41598BC6419 c s l TV Kids Weekly, May 22, 2007 ORIGIN: The concept for the Digimon series started off as a toy created by Bandai. Since then, Toei Animation has created five seasons of this franchise. CREATOR: Akiyoshi Hongo …

CONTACT _Con-41598BC6419 c s l TV Kids Weekly, May 15, 2007 ORIGIN: The property is an original idea developed by a group of designers and writers at Those Characters From Cleveland, an American Greetings subsidiary company, in 1981. The concept …

World Screen Weekly, June 14, 2007 Executive VP of International Television and Home Entertainment Sales Peace Arch Entertainment Mary Herne has made a name for herself in the distribution business and today she is the executive VP of international television …

World Screen Weekly, June 14, 2007 COUNTRIES: Asia, Latin America, Germany LAUNCH DATES: July 1998 in Japan, January 2004 across Asia, July 2005 in Latin America, and June 5, 2007 in Germany OWNERSHIP: Sony Pictures Television International, a division of …

LONDON, June 15: FremantleMedia Enterprises has announced a range of promotions within its licensing division in Germany, including one for Mark Newton in the wake of Birgit Hoensch’s departure to join RTL Enterprises. Based in Hilversum, Newton will report to …