World Screen

LONDON, June 4: Granada International has acquired Half Broken Things, a brand-new drama produced by Festival Film & TV, for international distribution. This tense 2-hour film commissioned by ITV, stars Penelope Wilton (Five Days, Doctor Who, Falling). It’s about a …

SINGAPORE, June 4: The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network—both operated by AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN)—will debut exclusively on StarHub’s cable TV platform in Singapore on June 15 at 7 p.m. The History Channel will be offered on …

BEVERLY HILLS, June 4: Michael Eisner's independent new media studio Vuguru has garnered two Emmy nominations for its first original broadband series Prom Queen and Sam Has 7 Friends. Prom Queen received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Broadband Drama Program. …

WASHINGTON, June 4: A new study released by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) found that the 22 million American households that rely exclusively upon free, over-the-air television are reluctant to adopt digital TV sets or subscribe to cable …

LOS ANGELES, June 4: Si TV, the media company that caters to 18- to 34-year-old Latinos in the U.S. with English-language entertainment and content, is launching an HD channel, Si TV-HD, next year. Si TV-HD, a 24/7 channel, will offer …

NEW YORK, June 4: Hearst-Argyle Television, one of the largest operators of TV and radio stations in the U.S., has entered into a revenue-sharing deal with Google’s YouTube to distribute and monetize some of its television content. A number of …

HILVERSUM, June 4: Endemol Netherlands has revealed that its one-off Dutch reality program the Big Donor Show was a staged stunt that was meant to raise awareness of the crisis surrounding organ donation in the Netherlands. The truth behind the …

MIAMI, June 1: Viacom-owned MTV Networks Argentina has announced several key appointments within its new digital media division. Juan Ramiro Fernandez has been named to position of director for digital media for Nickelodeon Latin America and wireless business development for …

STOCKHOLM, June 1: Mobile content provider Kamera has concluded a new deal with mobile value-added services outfit IMImobile for the distribution of its comedy channel Vidiots into multiple territories. IMImobile will handle the distribution of Vidiots into India, Bangladesh, Sri …

PARIS, June 1: The luxury HD network LUXE.TV has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube offering teasers of upcoming programs and a selection of its premium content. LUXE.TV is the first international television network dedicated exclusively to the world of …