World Screen

HILVERSUM, January 9: John de Mol has reportedly acquired a 5.15-percent stake in his former company Endemol, which today announced a deal to buy back Endemol France from parent company Telefónica. Endemol France produces primarily non-scripted fare (90 percent of …

SAN FRANCISCO, January 9: At the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco today, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Apple TV, a set-top box that allows users to stream content from their computers directly to the television set; and …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 8: Donna Kerin has been named VP of advertising and media sales for NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Kerin will report to Barbara Argentino, the senior VP of advertising and media sales at NBC Universal Domestic Television …

HOLLYWOOD, January 8: CBS Paramount International Television has promoted Javier Avitia to senior VP of business affairs, where he will report to Susan Akens, the executive VP of business affairs. Prior to taking on the SVP role, Avitia served as …

NEW YORK/LONDON, January 8: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has made several key appointments in its Viacom Brand Solutions (VBS) Global team, in an attempt to extend and strengthen the company’s global relationships with U.S.-based clients. The new additions include Mark …

NEW YORK, January 8: In preparation for a range of new print and online services in the coming months, WSN INC., the publishing group behind World Screen, has announced four new hires and one promotion in its editorial and marketing …

OTTAWA, January 8: Amberwood Productions has licensed its hit animated series The Secret World of Benjamin Bear to Denmark’s DRTV. The Danish broadcaster licensed all 39 half-hour episodes of the series, which was commissioned by Canada’s Family Channel and has …

TORONTO, January 8: Rogers OMNI Television, the multicultural Canadian broadcaster, is working with Beijing-based Western Movie Group and Toronto’s Goldspin on the Mandarin-language drama series Once Upon a Time in Toronto. With production set to begin next month, the 20×1-hour …

OVERLAND PARK, January 8: Sprint becomes the first U.S. carrier to announce more than one million customers with mobile video capability across its Power Vision and Vision networks spanning 8,700 cities and communities nationwide. In 2003, Sprint was the first …

HOUSTON, January 8: Crown Castle International’s Modeo subsidiary has launched a live, commercial quality mobile TV beta service in New York City after more than three years of development. The Modeo service includes live video content from, among others, Fox …