World Screen

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, October 2: Jetix Europe has commissioned Canada’s Studio B Productions to produce a second season of Pucca for broadcast in 2008. Production on the 39×7-minute Flash animated series begins this month. It follows the adventures of feisty Pucca as …

SEOUL, October 2: KBS World, the international channel operated by the Korean terrestrial KBS, has launched on Japan’s largest MSO, J:COM. KBS World, which is also available on Japan’s DTH platform, SKYPerfectTV!, now reaches 1.3 million Japanese households. KBS World …

LONDON, October 2: The North American Sports Network (NASN) will launch in France on CANALSAT’s digital platform tomorrow, reaching 2.6 million homes as part of the CANALSAT LIBREMENT basic package, extending NASN’s European footprint to 4 million households. Amory B. …

LOS ANGELES, October 2: Production began today in Vancouver on A.M.P.E.D., a pilot from Twentieth Century Fox Television’s Fox 21 division and former X-Files show runners Frank Spotnitz and Vince Gilligan for Spike TV. Joining executive producers Spotnitz and Gilligan …

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 …