World Screen

NEW YORK, October 2: BBC America, which passed the 50 million mark this summer, today announced three new drama co-productions and a slate of new acquisitions. In making the announcement, Darren Childs, the MD of global TV channels at BBC …

LONDON, October 2: A range of music videos from Sony BMG will be made available for on-demand access on BT’s next-generation TV service, BT Vision, slated to launch this fall. The videos will also be available from November through the …

MEXICO CITY, October 2: Telemundo has opened up new offices in Mexico City, home to its news bureau, offices for its entertainment division, as well as the finance and sales teams. In opening up the new Telemundo Mexico headquarters, the …

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2: According to the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), movie piracy costs the U.S. economy about $20.5 billion per year in lost wages, tax revenues and earnings. The report, entitled The True Cost of Motion Picture Piracy …

ENGLEWOOD/NEWARK, October 2: Liberty Media Corporation has completed the final stage of its acquisition of IDT Entertainment. Liberty has taken control of the Australian and Canadian operations after assuming responsibility for the American and British operations in August. IDT Entertainment …

PARIS/CANNES, October 2: Anne Sweeney, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, will deliver a keynote entitled “The Today and Tomorrow of TV and The New Entertainment Consumer” on the first day of MIPCOM …

A Time of Reckoning Address by Bob Wright, Vice Chairman, GE, and Chairman and CEO, NBC Universal at a summit entitled Threatening Health, Safety, and Jobs: The True Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in …

BURBANK, October 2: Ugly Betty, ABC’s adaptation of the Colombian novela Betty la fea, has emerged as the highest-rated new show of the fall season, delivering 16.1 million viewers and a 4.9 rating and a 14 share in adults 18 …

WASHINGTON, October 2: Speaking with reporters on Friday, NBC Universal’s chairman and CEO, Bob Wright, dismissed speculation that he is set to leave the company soon, saying that the rumors were created by the News Corporation-owned New York Post. One …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Cosgrove Hall Films is the Manchester-based animation studio that brought to life such beloved children’s shows as Postman Pat, Fifi and the Flowertots and Little Robots. While the studio specialized in high-quality animation, it mainly …