World Screen

NEW YORK, October 27: HBO is giving viewers an advance look at its new music series Off the Record with host Dave Stewart on November 24 with an episode featuring Bono and The Edge from U2. Featuring top music stars …

TOKYO/HONG KONG/LONDON, October 27: Peter Bullard has been promoted to the newly created position of president of Viacom Japan, overseeing MTV Networks' linear and digital programming services, as well as other ancillary businesses, in the Japanese marketplace. "Peter has been …

ATLANTA, October 27: TBS is working with MySpace for an online competition allowing up-and-coming comics to submit video samples of their work, with five finalists set to appear in a one-hour special that will air on TBS on November 17. …

TORONTO, October 27: CHUM Television is relaunching the website for its FashionTelevision service, turning it into a broadband portal featuring a range of web-only content, episodes of FT-FashionTelevision and a podcast. "We are focused on making www.fashiontelevision.com the premiere online …

LOS ANGELES, October 27: The documentary I Trust You To Kill Me, which follows Kiefer Sutherland as he takes his independent record label act Rocco DeLuca and The Burden on an international tour, will air on VH1 on November 11 …

SINGAPORE, October 27: The Asian VOD channel ANYTIME has signed a five-year deal with the Indian broadband provider India On Line Broadband Limited (IOL), bringing the on-demand movie service to 4 million homes in Mumbai and Delhi by March 2007. …

HONG KONG, October 27: Peter Jackson, the CEO of satellite system operator AsiaSat, has been presented the CASBAA Chairman’s Award for his contributions to the Asia-Pacific cable, satellite and broadband TV markets over the past year. Jackson has been a …

MEXICO CITY, October 27: Grupo Televisa has recorded a 44-percent hike in third-quarter profits, and is planning to invest between $250 million and $500 million over the next three years in the Mexican triple-play market, wire reports indicate. The Mexican …

World Screen Weekly, October 26, 2006 Creator of Yo soy Betty, la fea ABC’s decision this fall to place the series Ugly Betty in its prime-time schedule at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday night was a risky one. Ugly Betty is …

World Screen Weekly, October 26, 2006 COUNTRY: United States LAUNCH DATE: December 17, 1976 OWNERSHIP: Turner Broadcasting System, a Time Warner company DISTRIBUTION: Terrestrial broadcast for Atlanta area; cable and satellite for national distribution. VIEWERSHIP: Available in 92.5 million U.S. …