World Screen

MUNICH, April 2: In a deal brokered by SevenOne International, ProSieben’s science-magazine program Galileo has been licensed to Polish broadcaster TV4. The Polish version will run under the German title and use material produced by TV4 in addition to material …

LOS ANGELES, April 2: Promax/BDA has added the director John Waters and the fashion designer Kenneth Cole to its lineup of speakers at the 52nd annual North American conference at the New York Hilton, joining the previously announced keynote speaker, …

WASHINGTON, DC, April 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) is launching a new channel, Nat Geo Adventure. This new channel will concentrate on high-energy exploration and adventure programming and aims to engage young backpackers and travelers craving edgy content that …

CHICAGO, April 2: The Tribune Company, which owns 23 TV stations in the U.S., among other assets, has accepted an $8.2 billion takeover offer from Sam Zell, a real-estate tycoon who has never run a newspaper. The 160-year-old media conglomerate …

April 2007 With a nod to Sigmund Freud’s famous question about women, what do commissioning editors at the world’s factual channels really want? Or, one might ask, what’s on their wish lists? Freud supposedly went to his grave without divining …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani In much the same way as the peer-to-peer site Kazaa revolutionized the music world and Skype shook up the telecommunications industry, the new online content platform Joost is looking to turn the television-viewing experience on …

April 2007 By Bob Jenkins Drama is making a comeback on European schedules—with promotable events and high-quality series leading the way. Since the early days of television, a gripping drama with a captivating story line and compelling characters has been …

With lots of money to spend and a penchant for making even more, investment firms have set their sights on media companies. April 2007 By Victoria Silverman Ten years ago, few people had heard about private equity. Today, millions of …

LONDON, March 30: Independent production and distribution company DLT Entertainment has secured the international rights outside of the U.S. to 81×30-episodes of WealthTrack—a series that advises viewers on financial investments. DLT Entertainment will distribute WealthTrack at MIPTV next month alongside …

DENVER, March 30: Thought Equity Motion, a supplier of online motion content licensing and management services, has secured a deal with HBO to make The March of Time Collection, an exclusive library of historic film footage from the famous newsreel …