World Screen

ENGLEWOOD/BURBANK, September 22: EchoStar’s DISH Network will premiere NBC's new fall series Friday Night Lights on its video on demand platform, DISH On Demand, before it premieres on NBC on Tuesday, October 3. Inspired by the feature film of the …

LONDON, September 22: British mobile operator 3 has made a deal with Zone Mobile, a division of Zonemedia, to distribute Zone Reality’s Mobile TV service. According to the agreement, Zonemedia will provide a supply of regularly refreshed, looped programming, which …

SYDNEY, September 22: The new drama Jericho premiered on Network Ten in Australia last night and won its timeslot in all major demos with a 41-percent share in Ten's core 16-39 demographic. Jericho also had a strong performance on its …

LOS ANGELES, September 22: USA Network has picked up the sixth season of the drama The Dead Zone, which will consist of 13 episodes. The series, produced by Lionsgate and CBS Paramount International Television in association with Piller-Segan, will return …

COLOGNE, September 22: FRAPA, the Format Recognition and Protection Association, today announced that its present chairman, David Lyle, is stepping down and is being replaced by Ute Biernat, who has previously held the position of FRAPA Board member. At the …

LOS ANGELES, September 22: Top management has been reorganized at MarVista, the independent producer and distributor of features and family entertainment programming. Company founder Joseph Szew is handing over the CEO reigns to his son, Fernando Szew, and Michael D. …

LONDON, September 22: FremantleMedia announced that Declan Caulfield has become executive producer of FMX, a newly created division responsible for developing and producing personalized and participatory media entertainment across various platforms. As Executive Producer, Caulfield will be responsible for identifying, …

World Screen Weekly, September 21, 2006 Nancy Fowler Head of Global Sales DIC Entertainment Like so many working mothers, Nancy Fowler wanted to balance her career and her life at home. She found a way of satisfying her professional ambitions …

World Screen Weekly, September 21, 2006 YEAR IT LAUNCHED: 1985 (The channel launched as Nostalgia Television; its name changed to AmericanLife in March 2005) OWNERSHIP: Crown Communications, Inc. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: The channel has more than 10 million in the …

NEW YORK, September 21: Despite increasing competition from new media platforms and devices, such as iPods and streaming video, television viewing is on the rise in the U.S., according to Nielsen Media Research. During the 2005-2006 television year, which ended …