World Screen

BURBANK, May 11: NBC Digital Entertainment will launch an exclusive new original web series, Inside Heroes, which will go behind the scenes of the making of the hit Heroes TV show. The series, which will consist of eight installments, rolls …

LOS ANGELES, May 11: BabyFirstTV, the only 24/7 commercial-free channel in the U.S. targeted at babies, toddlers and their parents, will launch a new lineup of animated and live-action series to celebrate its one-year anniversary this month. BabyFirstTV, which made …

LONDON/HONG KONG, May 11: Sky News has appointed STAR as its distribution partner across Asia as it looks to build its presence in the region. Sky News is already available on various pay-TV platforms in Asia, including now TV in …

LOS ANGELES, May 11: The Style Network will premiere I Propose, a new half-hour prime-time reality series that follows real grooms-to-be through every step of their wedding proposals, on June 12. Each episode of I Propose follows the groom as …

BURBANK, May 11: Next month, NBC will launch Age of Love, a new prime-time reality dating series featuring Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis. Premiering on June 18 at 9 p.m., the new series is hosted by Mark Consuelos (All My …

LOS ANGELES, May 11: MySpace has launched Take Down Stay Down, a new feature that prevents users from re-posting video content in the MySpace community after that content has been removed at the request of the copyright owner. MySpace is …

NEW YORK, May 11: Univision Communications has recorded a first-quarter loss of $67 million, versus its $53.9 million profit last year, on revenues of $437.3 million, a 9 percent gain on Q1 2006. CEO Joe Uva noted: "Univision achieved both …

ENGLEWOOD, May 11: Liberty Global has posted first quarter revenues of $2.1 billion, an 11-percent gain on the same period last year, with a loss of $136.1 million, versus last year’s profit of $268.2 million. The company had 22.8 million …

LONDON, May 10: UKTV’s recently installed CEO, David Abraham, has announced a new management structure for the BBC/Virgin Media Television joint venture that operates 10 channels. Outgoing COO John Keeling will be replaced by a new Controller who will assume …

BURBANK/MUMBAI, May 10: Antoine Villeneuve, previously with Jetix France, has been named as the senior VP and managing director of Walt Disney Television India, effective June 1. Villeneuve will relocate to Mumbai to assume his new role, where he will …