World Screen

NEW YORK, January 2: ImaginAsian TV (iaTV) is teaming with Geneon Entertainment, a division of Dentsu, for a new two-hour prime time anime block called Anime EnerG. The block will initially feature the Geneon titles Elemental Gelade, Kyoh Kara Maoh!, …

CENTENNIAL, January 2: AZN Television, the Comcast-owned cable network targeting Asian American viewers, has lined up a range of new series and movies for the first quarter of this year, including the Korean drama Jumong. The big-budget historical drama that …

RIO DE JANEIRO/BUENOS AIRES, January 2: Globosat Programadora and Playboy TV Latin America have partnered to create Playboy do Brasil Entretenimento to boost the quality and local production of adult content in Brazil. The new brand, which will begin operations …

ENGLEWOOD, January 2: Court TV was pulled from DISH Network yesterday after parent companies Turner Broadcasting System and EchoStar failed to agree on new carriage terms. “We were unable to reach an agreement with EchoStar and, as a result, we …

LONDON, January 2: British Sky Broadcasting says it is on track to reach its target of 25 percent Sky+ DVR penetration well in advance of the original 2010 deadline, after passing the 2 million mark this week. The number of …

NEW YORK, January 2: As the Holiday Season comes to a close, we have decided to offer our readers a special treat with a selection of the best quotes from a wide variety of interviews we conducted during the last …

By Anna Carugati January 2007 2006 was an important year for DIC Entertainment. Besides building on its business as a brand management company, with renowned properties such as Strawberry Shortcake, Madeline and Classic Trolls, the company has also accumulated one …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Widely considered one of the most talented comics working today, Ricky Gervais came to comedy in a roundabout way. He began his career in pop music, managing a band called Suede. He then got a …

BUENOS AIRES/MADRID, December 22: Telefe International has concluded several new deals in the Spanish market, via its alliance with ELG Media, which represents the Argentine distributor in Western Europe. Chiquititas has been licensed to Disney Channel for launch in the …

STAMFORD, December 22: World Wrestling Entertainment has signed an exclusive content agreement deal with Heylife, a mobile, Internet and TV content producer and distributor based in Portugal. The deal will see Heylife rolling out WWE standard and premium package downloads, …