World Screen

NEW YORK/LONDON/BELGIUM, April 18: The History Channel UK, a joint venture between A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB, will launch The History Channel in Belgium on Telenet on May 1. The History Channel in Belgium is an extension of the …

CARLSBAD, April 18: Entriq has been commissioned to provide digital rights management solutions to RTL for its new online video-on-demand service. The newly launched RTL NOW! offers viewers in Germany the chance to watch such shows as Deutschland sucht den …

NEW YORK, April 18: At its “First Look” event for advertisers, AOL showcased new programming alliances with Mark Burnett, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol, Madison Road Entertainment, Stone & Co and Telepictures for content that is slated to roll out on the …

MUNICH, April 18: ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reached a deal with CBS Paramount International Television to offer a slate of dramas, including NCIS and Medium, on its maxdome video-on-demand portal prior to their linear TV broadcast. The agreement covers the current …

CANNES, April 18: Acclaimed director Spike Lee was on hand at the Babelgum launch here in Cannes yesterday, where the company’s founders previewed their new platform, which looks to deliver niche, broadcast-quality content over the Internet. The new peer-to-peer based …

PARIS, April 18: Almost a decade since the last editions of MIP Asia and MIDEM Asia, Reed MIDEM announced today that it is planning a new event in the region: AMAZIA, a pan-Asia Pacific exhibition and conference devoted to the …

NEW YORK, April 18: GE Media, Communications & Entertainment, a unit of GE Commercial Finance, and NBC Universal have launched a $250 million equity fund to invest in media and technology companies with high growth potential. The fund will focus …

MIAMI, April 17: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted T.C. Schultz to executive VP and managing director for Latin America, reporting to Michael Grindon, the president of SPTI. In his new role, based in Miami, Schultz will be responsible …

CANNES, April 17: VOOM HD Networks has inked a carriage agreement with Orbit Communications to launch its VOOM HD channel in the Middle East. The agreement, brokered by Zonemedia, sees the launch of the first HD channel in the region. …

CANNES, April 17: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has cleared a number of new broadcast sales for this year’s 56th Annual Miss Universe Pageant, which will air live on NBC and Telemundo from Mexico City on May 28. The 2007 …