World Screen

SAN DIEGO, February 13: AT&T’s Cingular unit will offer its subscribers the new mobile TV service from QUALCOMM Incorporated’s MediaFLO USA, which has already signed a deal to roll out on the Verizon Wireless platform. Cingular and MediaFLO expect to …

NEW YORK, February 13: Garth Ancier, the former chairman of The WB Television Network, has joined BBC Worldwide Americas as its president of U.S. operations, a newly created post. Ancier will be responsible for developing the BBC brand in the …

ENGLEWOOD, February 13: Liberty Media Corporation has agreed to exchange its stake in CBS Corporation for a TV station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and $170 million in cash. Liberty Media holds about 7.6 million CBS common shares—equivalent to just 1 …

LONDON, February 13: Ofcom has begun its review of kids’ programming on the U.K.’s public-service broadcasters. The Ofcom review will look at the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, S4C and Five, assessing “the availability within those services of a suitable quantity …

NEW YORK/STAMFORD, February 13: Time Warner announced today that its cable business, Time Warner Cable, has become a public company, with Class A common stock expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the TWC symbol, beginning …

LOS ANGELES, February 13: Veoh Networks, backed by former Disney chief Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company and Time Warner, among other investors, officially launched its online video platform today. "Veoh's mission is to bring the next generation of television to people …

EMERYVILLE, February 12: Simon Bax, who has held senior positions at Pixar and SmartJog, among others, has been appointed to MobiTV’s board of directors. Bax was most recently the EVP and chief financial officer at Pixar Animation Studios, where he …

SYDNEY, February 12: Robi Stanton has been tapped as Turner Broadcasting System’s executive director for sales and networks in Australia and New Zealand. Stanton is charged with overseeing entertainment advertising sales and networks management, content sales and off channel business …

NEW YORK, February 12: BBC Worldwide Productions USA has appointed a new team of executives for its Los Angeles operations, reporting to Paul Telegdy, the senior VP of programming and production, as it looks to bolster its slate for the …

SPTI Ups Angel Orengo MIAMI, February 12: Sony Pictures Television International has promoted Angel Orengo to senior VP of distribution for Latin America and the Caribbean. In his new role, Orengo continues to report to both T.C. Schultz, SPTI’s senior …