World Screen

HILVERSUM, December 1: 2waytraffic has agreed to acquire the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? property, along with Celador International’s remaining format library, for £106 million. The deal will see the Dutch company acquiring the entire issued share capital of …

HONG KONG, December 1: MySpace.com is in negotiations with potential partners to launch a Chinese version of the social-networking website in mainland China. According to The Wall Street Journal, MySpace.com, which is owned by News Corp., is in discussions with …

World Screen Weekly, November 30, 2006 Executive VP and Managing Director, EMEA and Canada Buena Vista International Television Tom Toumazis has been with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) for five years and he has not only witnessed incredible changes in …

World Screen Weekly, November 30, 2006 COUNTRIES: France (Canalsatellite), Switzerland (NAXOO cable) Belgium (Bouquet, cable), French Speaking Africa (CanalSat Horizons). LAUNCH DATE: May 31, 1996 OWNERSHIP: Voyage is wholly owned by Fox International Networks. DISTRIBUTION: Cable and Satellite HOUSEHOLDS: 4.1 …

LONDON, November 30: FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), the licensing division of FremantleMedia, has made a series of new appointments and promotions within its U.K. licensing team. Robert Marsh has been named the VP of interactive and telephony for the U.K., …

HOUSTON, November 30: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster LAT TV (LatinAmerica Broadcasting) has launched AlamoHeightsSA, a telenovela designed for multiplatform broadcast. The show, from Alamo Heights SA Holdings, is being billed as the industry’s first “royalty-free, cross-cultural, Tex-Mex cybernovela.” Available in Spanish …

SINGAPORE, November 30: Globo TV International is at the Asia Television Forum this week with three novelas—America, Student’s Heart and Capital Sin—and one mini-series, Seven Women. “Asia is a strategic market for TV Globo International,” said Rafael Corrêa, the sales …

WASHINGTON D.C., November 30: The AmericanLife TV Network, which targets the “Baby Boomer” generation, is paying tribute to the late director, writer and producer Robert Altman with a special week of Combat! episodes that he directed. The episodes of the …

ALVISO, November 30: Cablevision, Mexico's largest digital cable operator, and TiVo have agreed to distribute the TiVo DVRs and service to subscribers throughout Mexico City. As part of the deal, TiVo's DVR service will be made available to subscribers of …

LONDON, November 30: Ireland’s leading commercial broadcaster TV3 has renewed its output deal with Granada International, ensuring that programming such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! will remain on the channel, along with …