World Screen

ENGLEWOOD, January 23: Starz Media has licensed more than 250 of its movie and video titles to Vongo, Starz Entertainment’s broadband video download platform, for VOD rental and electronic sell-through. The multiyear content licensing and distribution agreement with Vongo includes …

Bennett Productions will produce the upcoming HD sports and music series Honda Ski Tour for ABC in the U.S. The Honda Ski Tour is an Alpine event tour held in various locales throughout the U.S. such as Sun Valley, Idaho; …

BURBANK, January 23: NBC launched a range of interactive digital applications for its breakout hit Heroes yesterday, with exclusive and original content made available on several platforms. The launch of a “TV 360” treatment for Heroes, sponsored in part by …

TORONTO, January 23: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has settled its October 2001 lawsuit against VH1, MTV and Viacom over the financing of the series Big Sound. Big Sound, a 22-episode half-hour comedy series, aired on Global for one season. It …

NEW YORK, January 23: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, an official selection at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is slated to air on HBO on February 22, exploring the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers. Filmmaker Rory Kennedy (HBO’s Indian …

LONDON, January 23: Celador International, recently acquired by 2waytraffic, has closed new deals on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, including one that will take the game show to China for the first time. China Media Power will produce the …

MONTREAL, January 23: The final effort to end the strike involving 21,000 film, TV and radio staffers in Canada has failed, with the dispute heading to the courts today. The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) is seeking a …

LONDON, January 23: Discovery Networks International (DNI) has separated its European business into two separate divisions, U.K. and EMEA, reporting directly to Dawn McCall, the president of DNI. Robin Paxton, the MD of Discovery Networks Europe, is exiting as part …

MUMBAI, January 23: Two longtime STAR India staffers, Peter Mukerjea and Sameer Nair, have announced that they are leaving the company. Mukerjea, the CEO of STAR Group India, will leave the company at the end of this month. Nair, the …

MADRID, January 23: Wire reports indicate that Telefónica is looking to accelerate the sale of its 75-percent Endemol stake, with The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation both being bandied about as possible bidders, and both companies denying any involvement …