World Screen

NEW YORK, March 15: Blue’s Clues co-creator Angela C. Santomero and former Nickelodeon executive Samantha Freeman have established Out of the Blue Enterprises, a new kids’ content company that already has a deal with PBS KIDS for Super Why!, launching …

HONG KONG, March 15: STAR has launched two of its Indian entertainment channels, Star One and Vijay, exclusively on the now TV platform in Hong Kong. Starting from today, Star One and Vijay will be available on channels 797 and …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, March 15: NBC Universal Digital Studios will produce an original broadband series for premiere on Break.com, an online entertainment channel for men, in the second quarter of this year. The working title of the ad-supported series is …

LONDON, March 15: At an event in London today, the nominees were announced for the upcoming 47th edition of the Rose d’Or Festival, set for May 5 to 9 in Lucerne. This is the festival’s first year under its new …

LUXEMBOURG, March 15: Markus Tellenbach has stepped down from the board of directors at SBS Broadcasting, about 15 months since exiting the CEO position for “personal health reasons.” SBS has been led by Patrick Tillieux, COO and acting CEO, since …

LONDON, March 14: Power has appointed Jose “Pepe” Echegaray, previously with Carsey-Werner, as its VP of sales and distribution for Latin America. In his new role, based in London and a new Miami subsidiary that will open shortly, Echegaray will …

LONDON, March 14: Joiningthedots.tv (JTD), the new TV-over-broadband platform from Aggregator and Mercury Media, is up and running, providing access to a library of factual programming. The new service can be accessed at www.joiningthedots.tv, with the user paying for the …

LOS ANGELES, March 14: The popular CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful celebrates 20 years on the air on March 23. Created by the late William J. Bell and his wife, Lee Phillip Bell, The Bold and …

NEW YORK, March 14: 4Kids Entertainment’s new animated series Chaotic will launch in Canada on Teletoon with a special preview on March 16 before officially joining the lineup on March 18 at 8:30 a.m., with the associated trading card game …

MONTREAL, March 14: In advance of its launch on the international market at MIPTV, Distraction’s scripted comedy format All About Me has been renewed for a third season in Canada. All About Me is a comedy series that combines fiction …