World Screen

SINGAPORE, November 30: The trailer for Justeen, an anime series co-produced by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Japanese animation studio Anime International Company (AIC), premiered at the Asia TV Forum this week. The 13-part science-fiction series uses CACAni, …

LONDON, November 30: Brand Licensing, the annual London-based licensing and merchandising event, is rebranding as Brand Licensing Europe. “Since 2003, when Brand Licensing was repositioned as Europe’s event for licensing and brand extension, European visitors to the show have increased …

NEW YORK, November 30: MTV Networks has unveiled new HIV/AIDS awareness initiatives in advance of this weekend’s World AIDS Day, including a co-production by MTV Brasil, MTV Latin America and MTV Networks’ Caribbean channel Tempo. A collaboration with MTV Networks …

SINGAPORE, November 30: On the second day of the Asia TV Forum here in Singapore, Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific announced a package deal with the Indonesian terrestrial JAK-TV that includes, among others, Grey’s Anatomy. The channel targets urban and …

SINGAPORE, November 30: Eros International, a leading producer and distributor of Bollywood movies, has invested an undisclosed amount in the Asian IPTV video-on-demand channel Anytime. As part of the new alliance between the two companies, Eros International and Anytime will …

SAN FRANCISCO, November 30: BitTorrent has announced a slew of deals to ramp up its digital download offerings, including agreements with 20th Century Fox, MTV Networks, Lionsgate, Paramount and Starz Media. Deals have also been signed with cable network G4, …

BURBANK, November 30: NBC’s midseason schedule will see the launch of new shows like Paul Haggis’s The Black Donnellys and the talent search series Grease: You’re the One That I Want, as well as the return of The Apprentice and …

DENVER, November 30: Liberty Global has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Belgian cable business to Telenet Group Holding—in which Liberty owns a 28.07 percent controlling interest—for 187 million euros ($246 million). The closing of the …

LONDON, November 30: In a speech hosted by the British media regulator Ofcom, James Murdoch, the chief executive of BSkyB, criticized the British broadcasting industry, the BBC and Ofcom itself. Murdoch appealed for less regulation and a free market. “The …

SINGAPORE, November 29: Canada’s Kahani World is teaming with Singapore’s ettaminA for Ashati the Asian Princess, a 3-D animated feature film. The 90-minute feature film follows its title character, Princess Ashati, as she sets out on a journey to save …