World Screen

SAN DIEGO, January 8: MediaFLO USA, a QUALCOMM subsidiary, used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to announce a raft of deals for its TV-quality mobile entertainment service launching in the first quarter of this year with Verizon …

LAS VEGAS, January 8: The high-definition DVD format war continues, with HD DVD supporters claiming that its movie title sales will exceed $600 million in North America this year. The North American HD DVD Promotional Group also noted that more …

LONDON/COPENHAGEN, January 5: Zodiak Television World has boosted its team with the additions of Tobi de Graaff as director of sales and acquisitions and Louise Juel as VP. De Graaff, based at Zodiak’s London office, will focus primarily on sales …

NEW YORK, January 5: MTV Networks has announced a new Global Digital Media executive team under Mika Salmi, the recently installed president of the division. The team will be responsible for providing strategic guidance to the company’s multiplatform brands, driving …

NORWALK, January 5: CABLEready has picked up the international distribution rights to TV Guide’s celebrity-rich The Fashion Team along with six new episodes of InFANity, an in-depth look at popular TV shows. “The TV Guide programs provide viewers with more …

NEW YORK, January 5: MTV will premiere Maui Fever, its latest addition to the reality drama genre, on January 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. The show centers on a close-knit group of friends in Kaanapali, Maui, with no rules and …

NEW YORK, January 5: The New York Times Company has entered into an agreement to sell its nine network-affiliated television stations to the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. The sale of the company’s Broadcast Media Group includes the …

NEW YORK, January 5: Viacom veteran Bob Bakish has been appointed president of MTV Networks International, reporting to Bill Roedy, who will retain oversight of MTVNI in addition to his global role as vice chairman of MTV Networks. In the …

CARACAS, January 5: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is standing by his decision not to renew terrestrial broadcaster RCTV’s license when it expires in May, with the signal likely to be used for a regional TV network proposed by a local community …

NEW DELHI, January 5: The Indian government is proposing legislation that would require commercial broadcasters to share sports coverage of key events with pubcaster Doordarshan, according to local reports. The proposal in the cricket-mad nation comes just two months before …