World Screen

CANNES, October 11: In a briefing with reporters at MIPCOM today, Richard Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner and this year’s MIPCOM Personality of the Year, weighed in on this week’s “stunning” YouTube deal, Time Warner’s international strategy …

EL SEGUNDO, October 10: DIRECTV will offer local HD broadcast networks in 67 markets, representing approximately 74 percent of U.S. TV households, by year-end when it rolls out 25 more local HD markets in the fourth quarter. Local news, sports …

LONDON, October 10: Dean Possenniskie is joining BBC Worldwide from MTV Networks Europe as senior VP of global channels for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Possenniskie will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of BBC Worldwide's new …

LOS ANGELES, October 10: Male-focused, on-demand television provider Ripe Digital Entertainment (RDE) has received $32 million in financing from Hearst-Argyle, Time Warner Investments, Columbia Capital and Rho Ventures. RDE says it plans to use the infusion of capital to launch …

SYDNEY, October 10: Cartoon Network and Boomerang in Latin America have acquired a slate of kids’ programming titles from Southern Star International. The programming package includes the animated titles The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill, Faireez and Tracey McBean along …

NEW YORK, October 10: NBC has committed to the production of 20 90-second original shorts called Pale Force for streaming over broadband and distribution to mobile devices, according to Media Week. Pale Force is inspired by a series of animated …

CANNES/SYDNEY, October 10: The Australian kids’ and family entertainment producer Yoram Gross-EM.TV has unveiled its new corporate identity: Flying Bark Productions. The rebranding follows EM.Entertainment’s acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of Yoram Gross-EM.TV at the beginning of this year. …

BETHPAGE, October 10: Following a proposed bid by the Dolan family to buy out Cablevision Systems Corp. for $19.2 billion including debt, or $27 a share, the company’s stock price shot up to $26.24 a share, rising over 10 percent …

CANNES, October 10: Off the back of the launch of the Singapore Media Fusion campaign to raise the profile of Singaporean content worldwide, several production outfits from the island nation announced new international co-production deals at MIPCOM this week. iV …

CANNES, October 10: Vh1 Latin America has picked up a range of new programming from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox, as well as from independents such as GRB Worldwide and Target Entertainment. For the Movies That Rock block, Vh1’s new …