World Screen

TOKYO, October 30: NHK today announced the winners for the 33rd Japan Prize, honoring achievements in educational programming, with Braindamadj’d…Take II from Apartment 11 Productions in Canada taking the top Grand Prix prize out of 189 titles submitted. The documentary …

LONDON/AMSTERDAM, October 30: Zonemedia has launched Zone Horror in the Netherlands on UPC in its extra channel pack and on CAIW in its Digital Plus package. The dedicated deed features Dutch subtitles, and joins localized versions of Zone Reality and …

LONDON, October 30: Dan Chambers is exiting his post as director of programs at Five, it was announced today. His successor is Lisa Opie, who has been named managing director of content. Jane Lighting, the chief executive of the British …

ATLANTA, October 30: Turner Broadcasting System today announced plans to launch a broadband platform in January featuring original comedy content as well as interactive community tools. Super Deluxe will be ad-supported and entirely free to consumers. It joins Turner’s existing …

NEW YORK, October 30: Presentations from Al-Arabiya, KBS and New York’s Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting, as well as a panel on multiplatform content creation, are among the highlights of this year’s International Emmy World Television Festival, which …

LOS ANGELES, October 30: The web-based ad agency Spot Runner has received investments from CBS Corporation, WPP, Interpublic Group and other organizations, totaling $40 million. The round also included investments from Allen & Company, Tudor Investment Corporation, Capital Research and …

DULLES/BOSTON, October 30: A new service from AOL and Brightcove allows content providers to sell video downloads through the AOL Video platform and receive up to 70 percent of the revenue generated from their sales. Brightcove is a privately held …

NEW YORK, October 27: Allison Corn and Chris Bryson have been named executive producers of Lion TV USA, working out of New York and reporting to EVP Tony Tackaberry. Corn will executive produce shows such as It Takes A Thief …

HENDERSONVILLE, October 27: BlueHighways TV, which offers content on the people, stories, traditions and cultures of America, will launch its VOD service as part of Insight Communications' new InsightDigital 2.0 offering. The InsightDigital 2.0 digital cable service will be available …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 27: VIZ Media has selected Licensing & Promotions Latin America as its new representative for Zatch Bell! and Naruto in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. Licensing & Promotions Latin America represents King Features, Spellbound, Sulake, New Line …