World Screen

April 2007 By Anna Carugati Are newspapers a dying breed? Many in the media world think so, claiming that in ten years’ time or even less, printed dailies will have disappeared; replaced, for better or for worse, by journalism on …

World Screen Weekly, May 3, 2007 Commercial Director Parthenon Entertainment Peter Pas began his television distribution career in 1987 at the BBC, which was a training ground for many of his colleagues as well. “I sort of found that for …

World Screen Weekly, May 3, 2007 OWNERSHIP: UKTV, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media Television. COUNTRIES: U.K., Northern Ireland LAUNCH DATE: November 5, 2001 DESCRIPTION: As the only British channel dedicated exclusively to food programming, …

LOS ANGELES, May 7: LATV Networks, a new Hispanic-targeted bilingual music/entertainment network distributed via digital multicast, has added six new affiliates to its network. The six new affiliates include: WSJP (The CW) Puerto Rico; KVIA (ABC) El Paso; KRNV (NBC) …

LOS ANGELES, May 7: The digital packaging firm Ubiquity Partners has reached an exclusive partnership with Twisted Pictures—producer of the Saw horror-movie franchise—and the male-skewing online entertainment channel Break.com for the development of The Internet Killer, an online series of …

SAN MATEO, May 7: Universal Studios is working with the mobile entertainment company I-play for a streaming video service offering the most memorable scenes from its catalogue of blockbuster movies to mobile subscribers in the U.S. Movie Minutes delivers scenes …

PHILADELPHIA, May 7: PBS KIDS Sprout is adding the original afternoon block The Let's Go Show to its lineup on June 25, featuring an emphasis on encouraging preschoolers to ask questions, be curious about the world around them and participate …

LONDON, May 7: World Media Rights (WMR) has acquired the complete catalogue and production business of Nugus/Martin Productions, which totals more than 800 programs and 3,000 hours of archive footage dating back to 1895. WMR will be investing in future …

NEW YORK, May 7: Sesame Workshop has secured new terrestrial broadcast deals for Elmo’s World and Plaza Sésamo  in Latin America via its agent for the region, HOLA Entertainment. Sesame Workshop reached an agreement with HOLA Entertainment in the fall …

SINGAPORE, May 7: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has announced that Singaporean media companies clinched $128 million worth of co-production and distribution deals at MIPTV, doubling the US$54 million secured at MIPCOM 2006. In terms of co-production deals, …