World Screen

NEW YORK, January 5: CBS Research has found that viewers with broadband and digital TV connections at home are most likely to watch the top broadcast network prime-time shows. The findings are part of CBS Research’s new study on digital …

World Screen Weekly, January 4, 2007 President Carsey-Werner International With a career spanning several decades, Herb Lazarus is not only one of the most experienced international distribution executives, he is among the most respected and well liked. Early in his …

World Screen Weekly, January 4, 2007 COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: September 9, 2006, as an analog program block; January 8, 2007, as a 24-hour digital terrestrial service OWNERSHIP: Joint venture between ION Media Networks (51 percent), NBC Universal, Scholastic, Classic …

HOLLYWOOD, January 4: Mike Baron has been appointed to the position of director of brand licensing and business development at Twentieth Century Fox. Baron will be in charge of key Fox licensing properties, including Fox Sports, Speed Channel and IGN’s …

VALBY, January 4: Nordisk Film TV has established a new international division under Karoline Spodsberg, who was most recently program manager for TV3 Denmark. The move is part of a new strategy for the company put in place by former …

NEW YORK, January 4: iD Distribution has brokered several new deals for Rainbow Media’s Mag Rack video-on-demand content with international broadcasters in the U.K., Sweden, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East. Mag Rack, which was launched in …

LOS ANGELES, January 4: Brainytoys Limited, an Australian-based toy and game development company, will roll out a range of merchandise based on PorchLight Entertainment’s successful preschool production Jay Jay the Jet Plane. The licensing agreement allows Brainytoys to produce and …

CHARLOTTE, January 4: The North Carolina-based edutainment company Educational Adventures, producer of the Danger Rangers franchise, has launched an international arm that will be overseen by Luca Bentivoglio as president and CEO. Educational Adventures International (EAI) is headquartered in the …

HOLLYWOOD, January 4: Paramount Pictures has launched a portal to deliver content to mobile devices and promote new theatrical and home entertainment releases from the Viacom-owned studio. Visitors to sites can browse and purchase movie-related content from their mobile phones, …

BOSTON, January 4: WGBH Stock Sales has revamped its website to include more interactive features such as streaming video and downloadable clips from award-winning prime-time public TV series such as Nova, Frontline, American Experience and Antiques Roadshow. The extensive archive …