World Screen

HONG KONG, January 22: On the heels of its recent wins at the Golden Globes and the successful debut on Channel 4 in the U.K., Buena Vista International Television’s Ugly Betty has secured slots on ten broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific …

PARK CITY, January 22: Discovery Communications and its Discovery Films unit have acquired the rights to In the Shadow of the Moon, a documentary premiering at Sundance that features crew members from the Apollo missions. Under the terms of the …

CULVER CITY/LOS ANGELES, January 22: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked a format development and series production agreement with reality production outfit Base Camp Films in order to ramp up the rollout of original formats on its suite of …

LAS VEGAS, January 22: At a NATPE event co-organized by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and moderated by World Screen’s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, executives from Channel 6 in Ireland, TV5MONDE and ImaginAsian TV discussed their …

FRANKFURT, January 22: Leo Kirch has reportedly filed a damages claim worth 1.4 billion euros against Deutsche Bank and its former chief executive, Rolf Breuer, over comments made in 2002 about the financial health of KirchMedia. According to wire reports, …

GÜTERSLOH, January 22: Bertelsmann has tapped Hartmut Ostrowski as its next chairman and CEO, succeeding Gunter Thielen effective January 1, 2008. Ostrowski has been a member of the Bertelsmann Executive Board since 2002, leading the Arvato division, which has 47,000 …

NEW YORK, January 22: Announcing GE’s financial results for 2006, the company’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt, noted the “turnaround” at NBC Universal, where revenues for the year were up 10 percent to $16.2 billion. While revenues were up for …

January 2007 In the last few weeks the media have been full of recaps of 2006 and forecasts for 2007. I won’t add my prognostications to the mix; frankly, I don’t think I have anything insightful to say. In fact, …

January 2007 Leveraging their tight business practices, strong brand identity and deep relationships with producers, U.S. cable channels generate some of TV’s most innovative original shows. By Peter Caranicas How do they do it? The U.S. basic cable channels have …

January 2007 By Anna Carugati Organizações Globo is a powerhouse in Brazil and its businesses stretch across numerous media, including the daily newspaper O Globo; radio; publishing; feature films; the pay-TV company Globosat; the cable operator Net Serviços; Central Globo de Produção, better …