World Screen

HONG KONG/BEIJING, October 17: STAR has named Dr. Jack Gao as CEO of STAR China, effective next month, reporting to STAR’s CEO, Michelle Guthrie. Based in Beijing, Gao will be responsible for developing strategic and business directions while also overseeing …

SEATTLE, October 17: ReelTime Rentals has entered into a deal with CCI Entertainment to offer the 39×30-minute animated series Eckhart on its broadband video platform in the U.S. “To have Eckhart making its U.S. premiere on ReelTime is another first …

SANTA MONICA, October 17: Genius Products, majority owned by The Weinstein Company, will become the exclusive home entertainment distributor of all World Wrestling Entertainment DVD titles in the U.S., effective November 1. “Home entertainment is a major part of the …

LONDON, October 17: BBC Worldwide has signed a new three-year output deal with RAI, marking its tenth output deal with the Italian public broadcaster in three decades. The deal gives RAI a raft of BBC Worldwide’s new factual programming for …

MIAMI, October 17: MTV Latin America will webcast its Los Premios MTV Latin America 2006 ceremony live on its broadband platform MTV Revolution beginning 10 p.m. Mexico time on October 19 from the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. …

ATLANTA, October 17: Turner Broadcasting System’s broadband entertainment network GameTap has launched in Canada, with plans to roll out in several English-speaking markets throughout 2007. Beginning today, GameTap is being offered across Canada for $6.95 per month or, for a …

LONDON, October 17: A range of content from Cartoon Network will be available for consumer download in several European markets through the Nokia Content Discoverer client embedded in select Nokia devices. The deal covers the U.K. France, Italy, Germany, Spain, …

TORONTO, October 17: At a ceremony yesterday at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto, the winners were announced in the documentary, news and sports categories for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Gemini Awards, with CBC Television’s China …

STOCKHOLM, October 17: Following deals this month to expand its reach to France and the Nordic territories, the North American Sports Network (NASN) has entered into an alliance with Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting to launch in Central and Eastern …

RIO DE JANEIRO/MONACO, October 17: At SPORTELMonaco today, Globosat announced the launch of PFC Internacional, a Portuguese-language football channel that will begin its international rollout in the U.S. in January 2007. Targeting Brazilian soccer fans, the channel will first launch …