World Screen

NEW YORK/ATLANTA, December 19: In a deal with NBC Universal and Broadway Video Entertainment, Cingular Wireless is making content from the long-running sketch show Saturday Night Live available to its subscribers. The launch of Saturday Night Live (SNL) Mobile on …

PHILADELPHIA, December 19: Ziddio, Comcast's newly launched user-generated content site, is teaming with Endemol for a contest that is looking for the next great programming idea. Ten Day Take will see the winning idea fast-tracked into production via Endemol’s resources, …

LONDON, December 19: Chellomedia has transferred management of the Extreme Sports Channel to its Zonemedia subsidiary. The move allows Zonemedia to enhance the channel’s international brand profile by offering cross-promotional opportunities through its other channels and further drive audience market …

NEW YORK, December 19: ESPN has taken a minority stake in the Arena Football League as part of a five-year deal announced today granting the sports broadcaster a minimum of 26 televised games per season. ESPN will televise a minimum …

BURBANK, December 19: Animation legend Joseph Barbera, the co-chairman and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios, passed away yesterday at his Studio City, California, home. He was 95 years old. Born in New York City on March 24, 1911, Barbera worked as …

NEW YORK, December 19: NBC Universal is celebrating what it is calling a “groundbreaking” year for its digital initiatives, with 40 interactive TV shows and events in 2006 across 12 business units, generating 130 million web votes and SMS messages. …

Books are proving to be fertile ground for producers looking for a bright idea that will capture the imagination of kids around the world. October 2006 By Mansha Daswani In a market as crowded as the kids’ business is, there’s …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati HBO series like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Deadwood and The Wire changed the vernacular of TV dramas. Carolyn Strauss, the president of HBO Entertainment, has been with the company since 1986 and was part …

MIAMI, December 18: Venevision International’s 24-hour Spanish-language movie channel VeneMovies, which launched in the U.S. in September, has expanded its reach to Puerto Rico. The pay-TV service is now available as part of the lineup on OneLink Communications, adding to …

LONDON, December 18: Zone Club in Hungary will extend its broadcast schedule to 24 hours a day next year, and will introduce more local programming, parent company Zonemedia announced today. The channel’s extended broadcast schedule will replace the Irisz block …