World Screen

LOS ANGELES, March 23: In a deal with international sales agent Fortissimo Films, here! Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to the South Korean feature Huhwaehaji Anah (No Regret) for theatrical release in the summer of 2008. here! …

LONDON, March 23: British independent production company Impossible Pictures has been commissioned by the Discovery Channel to produce Natural Wonders, a new six-part science documentary series, for delivery this summer. Currently in production, the series uses spectacular special effects and …

LONDON, March 23: Following its successful debut at MIPCOM last year, the U.K. Indies pavilion will be present at this year’s MIPTV in April, with 28 independent producers from the U.K. already scheduled to participate. Of the 28 producers, 16 …

NEW YORK, March 23: SCI FI Channel will premiere the U.S. version of the Derren Brown Project, inspired by the hit British entertainment series, this July. The still-untitled series, consisting of six one-hour episodes, will be executive produced by Andrew …

BETHPAGE, March 23: Cablevision Systems Corp. has added Discovery HD Theater and National Geographic HD to its growing list of high-definition channels available to digital cable customers across the company's entire service area, at no additional cost. With the addition …

UNIVERSAL CITY/SINGAPORE, March 23: In a new multiple-year agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution, ANYTIME has secured the subscription VOD rights and the Internet distribution rights in multiple territories across Asia Pacific to NBC Universal feature films, in addition …

CHICAGO, March 23: The NABET-CWA union, which represents some 2,500 technicians, camera operators, news writers and other employees at ABC, has suspended its talks with the broadcaster over concerns about job security and pension plans. The National Association of Broadcast …

MUMBAI, March 23: Investment in India’s cable TV infrastructure could boost the country’s national economic activity by 54.6 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) within five years, according to the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). The organization also notes …

LOS ANGELES, March 22: Lifetime Television has named Julie Stern as its new VP of production, effective immediately. Stern joined Lifetime in May 2006 as the senior director of production. Based in Los Angeles, she will continue to be responsible …

MIAMI, March 22: As part of a realignment of its entertainment division under recently installed entertainment executive VP Carlos R. Bardasano, Telemundo has announced the appointments of several key senior executives. The realignment includes the appointment of experienced industry executives …