World Screen

DALLAS, January 17: The Protector, presented by Quentin Tarantino, and Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark’s Seven Swords are exclusively available on DVD from Blockbuster, via the rental company’s alliance with The Weinstein Company. These are the first films to be …

LONDON, January 17: Taichi Fukuda has been appointed to the newly created role of managing director and Japan representative at NBC Universal International, reporting to the recently named president of that business, Peter Smith. Fukuda, based in Tokyo, will lead …

CAMBRIDGE, January 17: The Internet TV company Brightcove has completed its series C financing round, raising $59.5 million from new investors AllianceBernstein, Brookside Capital, Maverick Capital, The New York Times Company and Transcosmos. The funding will be used to drive …

LAS VEGAS, January 17: At an event at NATPE yesterday, the new management of the Rose d’Or Festival unveiled the highlights of this year’s event, taking place May 5 to 9 in Lucerne. Freddy Burger Management bought the rights to …

BEVERLY HILLS, January 17: UTA Online (UTAO), the broadband division of United Talent Agency, is working with Veoh Networks to create a branded online channel dedicated to identifying new talent and showcasing content produced by current UTAO clients. Slated to …

LAS VEGAS, January 17: Several floors at THEhotel in Las Vegas, where many distributors are set up for NATPE, were evacuated for a short time yesterday afternoon as a result of a small fire. Smoke was seen coming from a …

LOS ANGELES, January 17: Darlene Conley, a stage and television star who for the last two decades played Sally Spectra on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, passed away on January 14 of stomach cancer. She was 72. …

MADRID, January 17: Ugly Betty, named best comedy at the Golden Globes on Monday, has been licensed to Cuatro in Spain, alongside several other Buena Vista International Television shows. The Spanish broadcaster, which will launch the American version of the …

BURBANK, January 17: NBC has ordered six one-hour episodes of FremantleMedia’s improv comedy series Thank God You’re Here, and has given early full season pickups for the 2007/2008 season to the hit sitcoms The Office and My Name is Earl, …

BETHPAGE, January 17: The Dolan Family Group’s renewed bid to take Cablevision Systems Corporation private has failed, with the company’s board rejecting last week’s “best and final” offer of $30 per share. The special committee convened to review the offer …