World Screen

October 2006 By Mansha Daswani With two big acquisitions this year—the leading British independents Darlow Smithson Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions—IMG Media is rapidly changing from a sports and live-productions specialist to a multigenre producer and distributor. As executive VP …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati The National Geographic Channel in the U.S. launched in January of 2001. In its first two and a half years, it was the channel with the fastest-growing distribution in America. In its second two and …

October 2006 Faced with slumping ratings and the flight of younger viewers to other media, mainstream broadcasters are fighting back with an idea from the dawn of television—live studio prime-time extravaganzas. In the process, they are breathing new life into …

NEW YORK/LONDON, November 17: MTV Networks International has promoted Mark Levine to senior VP, of Nickelodeon marketing and communications, and Pooja Midha to VP of Nickelodeon marketing. In his expanded role Levine will oversee Nickelodeon's business growth and kids'-first brand …

SYDNEY, November 17: Southern Star International has sold the drama series Police Rescue to RRS Entertainment in Germany in a deal that includes the program’s two-hour TV movie pilot plus 63 one-hour episodes. The sale was negotiated by Veronique Verges, …

PARIS, November 17: International news channel FRANCE 24, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT), and the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) have signed an agreement to disseminate FRANCE 24 to the Arab world. The agreement was signed during a visit …

LOS ANGELES, November 17: Sunset Pictures has launched an in-house television production division, Sunset Television, to exploit increasing demand for TV content worldwide. The TV unit plans to develop and produce reality-based programming, scripted series and specials, sitcoms, dramatic specials, …

NEW YORK, November 17: History Channel en Español will present a two-hour special, The Mexican Revolution, on Monday, November 20 at 8 p.m., Eastern Time. The program explores the defining event that shaped Mexico’s destiny: the Revolution of 1910, which …

LOS ANGELES, November 17:The FOX Broadcasting Co. has ordered more episodes of two freshman shows: the hostage drama Standoff and the Brad Garrett comedy ‘Til Death. Fox ordered six more episodes of Standoff, about hostage negotiators, played by Ron Livingston …

LOS ANGELES, November 17: Granada America has formed a joint venture with Play On TV, a company specializing in viewer-participation television, to expand its interactive television initiatives in the U.S. market. Through its parent ITV, Granada is already a major …