World Screen

NEW YORK, December 12: NonStop Television, which distributes Rainbow Media Holdings’ VOOM HD channel, has secured carriage for the network on Swedish platform Com Hem. The deal brings the high-definition lifestyle network to a further 1.75 million homes. VOOM HD …

VANCOUVER, December 12: Thunderbird Films and its U.S. distribution partners, Program Partners, have announced a number of U.S. market and station group clearances for the hit Canadian teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation. These deals take the show, airing on …

LOS ANGELES, December 12: Nickelodeon has given the greenlight to Mighty B, a new animated series created and voiced by Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler, and has announced production on a sixth season of SpongeBob SquarePants for the 2007/2008 …

BURBANK, December 12: DIC Entertainment has granted Alliance Entertainment Corporation (AEC) the home entertainment and non-exclusive digital rights in the U.S. and Canada for select animated and live-action titles in its library, in a three-year, multi-million-dollar deal. The agreement gives …

PARIS, December 12: TV France International has awarded Prix de l’Export awards, celebrating the best-selling French programs on the global market, to Taffy Entertainment, ZED and Marathon International. The awards were presented last night in Paris at the PROCIREP Producer …

NEW YORK, December 12: Viacom’s nighttime network for teens, The N, is teaming with online research firm OTX and mobile community provider mbuzzy for the Teens Everywhere wireless research panel. The research, which kicks off in January, will utilize the …

MILAN, December 12: Vodafone Italia and SKY Italia have joined forces for a mobile digital television service that will offer up some of the best content on the platform to subscribers’ TV-enabled handsets. The lineup will include Fox One, delivering …

NEW YORK, December 12: After more than two decades at A&E Television Networks, Dan Davids is stepping down as the head of The History Channel in the U.S. Nancy Dubuc has been tapped to lead the network as EVP and …

NEW YORK, December 12: Bridget Baker has been promoted to president of NBC Universal Television Networks Distribution, as the current NBC Universal Cable chief David Zaslav gears up join Discovery Communications as its new CEO. Baker was previously EVP of …

CULVER CITY, December 12: Mitch Singer has been tapped as Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) chief technology officer, as the studio looks to explore new digital media opportunities and step up efforts to combat online piracy. Singer, who has headed up …