World Screen

GUTTENBERG, October 16: The broadband destination The Horror Channel has entered into a deal that will bring an array of its programming to the IPTV platform Akimbo. The Akimbo service features more than 13,000 on-demand videos from 200 content providers …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE, October 16: FremantleMedia is working with Mobliss to a launch new mobile channel, Atomic Wedgie, on Sprint in the U.S., featuring content from the FremantleMedia library. Offerings will include comedic animated and live-action shorts and series, British cult …

NEW YORK, October 16: Epic Records and Sony BMG are working to recreate the 70s and 80s boy band sensation Menudo—which gave Ricky Martin his big break—with MTV and Reveille to produce a reality series chronicling the search for the …

BURBANK, October 16: Jericho, the new drama about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion on a small Kansas town, has been given a full-season order by CBS. Distributed by CBS Paramount International Television, the show has been averaging 11.3 million …

BURBANK, October 16: ABC has given a full-season order to Ugly Betty, the American version of the Colombian soap Betty la fea, which has emerged as the most-watched new series of the 2006-07 season. Starring America Ferrera and executive produced …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, October 16: MTV Networks has acquired Quizilla.com, an online, user-generated community of original teen authors, aged 14 and above, who create and share quizzes, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, polls, and other content. The website was acquired from Gorilla …

FAIRFIELD/NEW YORK, October 16: Revenues at NBC Universal for the third quarter of this year rose 20 percent to $3.6 billion, but segment profit for the same period dipped 10 percent to $542 million. For the nine months ended September …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati The first time I walked into a television studio I was 15 and taking a course in TV production. To this very day I remember the chilly temperature, the metallic smell, the clunky cameras, the …

October 2006 By George Winslow A perfect storm of feature film-like production values and original storytelling techniques has created some of the best drama ever seen on American television. Early next year, British viewers will see something on television they …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Interviewing Richard Parsons has been a particular pleasure for us. His office is located in the Time Warner building, one of the most celebrated structures recently built in Manhattan, overlooking Central Park. In our two …