World Screen

NEW YORK, December 21: Bender Media Services, the recently launched distribution outfit targeted to sales to Latin America, has taken on the rights to Bennett Media Worldwide’s (BMW) library for the region. Bender Media Services was recently set up by …

NEW YORK, December 21: MTV has launched "Bananas," a branded mobile content subscription service delivering offerings from MTV, MTV2 and mtvU. The cross-carrier, direct-to-consumer service features material from hit shows such as Laguna Beach, The Real World, Two-A-Days, Rob & …

SÃO PAULO, December 21: Globo TV International has inked a deal for one of its novelas to be broadcast in China. In a deal signed at the Asia TV Forum in Singapore, Shades of Sin is slated for launch on …

MUMBAI, December 21: Disney Channel in India has commissioned its second original production for the market, following the success Vicky Aur Vetaal, which launched in October. Dhoom Machaao Dhoom is also the channel’s first original daily show for Indian tweens, …

SEOUL, December 21: Twentieth Century Fox has licensed a slate of feature films to Hanaro Telecom in Korea for broadcast on its IPTV service Hana TV on a video on demand basis. This is Fox’s first VOD deal in the …

WEST PALM BEACH, December 21: ION Media Networks’ flagship i Network, formerly PAX TV, has reported a 21 percent ratings gain in total households as compared with the first half of this year, following a shift in its programming strategy …

NEW YORK, December 21: The baseball network YES, which broadcasts New York Yankees games, has filed suit against Time Warner Cable, wire reports indicate, alleging that it has been underpaid in license fees. The Yankees Entertainment Sports Network (YES) filed …

COPENHAGEN, December 21: Modern Times Group is joining forces with the Danish commercial broadcaster TV 2 Danmark to launch new sports channels in the market in the first half of next year. TV 2 Sport will be available through the …

SINGAPORE, December 21: The Beijing Olympics will provide a boost to the Chinese mobile content market, according to ABI Research, which is projecting 32 million mobile video users in the country in 2008. According to the research, about 27 percent …

NEW YORK, December 21: According to Nielsen Media Research, the highest-rated broadcast network show in 2006 was American Idol, with the Tuesday performance show netting a 17.7 rating, with a 17.2 rating for the Wednesday results show. Idol was followed …