World Screen

NEW YORK, October 4: Nickelodeon has launched TurboNick 2.0, a new version of its broadband video platform featuring continuous video streaming, customized play lists, content in multiple languages and the ability to search the Nickelodeon content library. Soft launched last …

NEW YORK, October 4: The first episode of TV Land’s new original series I Pity the Fool, a Lionsgate production, will premiere exclusively on Yahoo! TV tomorrow, a week before its television launch. The show, featuring the classic 1980s television …

BUENOS AIRES, October 4: On Monday, October 9, the FoxLife channel in Latin America, which targets women aged 18 to 49, will launch Baby TV, a block of programming exclusively for children under the age of 3. The first of …

STUDIO CITY, October 4: Crown Media Holdings, parent company of Hallmark Channel in the U.S., has tapped former Court TV chairman Henry Schleiff as president and CEO, succeeding David Evans, who stepped down in May. Schleiff will join Crown Media …

MEXICO CITY, October 4: TV Azteca is standing by its decision to shut down production on the new Telemundo reality show Quinceañera at the end of last month, as part of its legal dispute with the production company Nostromo, and …

ENGLEWOOD, October 4: A Federal Court has blocked TiVo’s injunction against EchoStar Communications Corporation that would have prevented the satellite platform from rolling out certain models of its digital video recorder to subscribers. The injunction, issued in August, stemmed from …

SINGAPORE, October 3: Ian Stewart has been appointed to the newly created position of VP of research and planning at MTV Networks Asia Pacific. Stewart returns to MTV after having most recently served as the global head of Trend Research …

BURBANK, October 3: DIC Entertainment has promoted Leila Pirnia to VP of global brand management, reporting to the company’s head of global sales, Nancy Fowler. Pirnia will oversee a group of global brand managers at DIC to guide the strategic …

HOLLYWOOD, October 3: CBS Paramount International Television has appointed Steven Benson as VP of business affairs, reporting to Susan Akens, the executive VP of business affairs. Benson will work closely with all executives in the division in negotiating distribution deals …

UNIVERSAL CITY, October 3: Dan Levine has been promoted to VP of sales strategy and development at NBC Universal International Television Distribution. Based in Los Angeles, Levine reports to Jay McNamara, the senior VP of sales strategy and development. He …