World Screen

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. …

BUENOS AIRES, October 26: Former Universal Pictures executive Rose Adkins has been named as president of global marketing for Indiecito Studios, an Argentine-based film animation studio with offices in Buenos Aires, Madrid and New York. Indiecito is best known for …

LONDON, October 26: Red Bee Media has created 12 new idents as well as an all-new graphics presentation for Ireland’s RTÉ One. The new channel identity will launch November 3. It is intended to express Irish heritage and values as …

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 26: Globo TV International has announced the highlights of its MIPCOM stint, including a slate of new deals as well as securing an International Emmy nod in the dramatic series category for its telenovela Little Missy. …