World Screen

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 …

October 2006 As more and more viewers in Europe are watching TV shows and other content on their computers and mobile phones, a slew of companies are taking advantage of this trend. By George Winslow Mobile phones, computers and TV …

October 2006 By Mansha Daswani The Taiwanese government is looking to radically transform the local media sector, which remains one of the most fragmented television markets in the region. Earlier this year, the government initiated the merger of two public-broadcasting …

October 2006 The Netherlands’ prolific TV market has made it a preferred playground for many media companies. By Marlene Edmunds The tiny, densely packed territory of the Netherlands, with its 16.5 million people and 6.7 million TV households, has become …

Producers are using different approaches to revisit historical events in a new slate of documentaries. By Bill Dunlap October 2006 “The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” The truth of those words from former …

October 2006 From martial arts and animation to documentaries and romance, Asian product is in demand. By Marlene Edmunds Asian programming is reaching more international audiences than ever before. This phenomenon is a product of both the global media economy …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Alexander Coridass first joined ZDF in 1985, working in the legal and business- affairs departments. In 1993, he moved to ZDF Enterprises, the newly formed commercial arm of the German public broadcaster. Since then he …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati 2006 has been a good year so far for Sony. The corporation posted its first profit in a long time, thanks to brisk sales of its Bravia LCD TV set, and to the box-office success …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati There is hardly a child between the ages of 6 and 14 in the U.S. who hasn’t heard of High School Musical (HSM). And as this Disney Channel original movie airs around the world, it …

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Last season, the series House on FOX quickly became the fastest-growing prime-time drama in the U.S. It features the irreverent and cantankerous Dr. Gregory House, an infectious-diseases specialist who, together with a team of doctors, …