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World Screen Weekly, September 28. 2006 COUNTRY: U.S. YEAR IT LAUNCHED: September 1994 OWNERSHIP: IFC is part of IFC Companies, a division of Rainbow Media Holdings, which is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: 39 million DESCRIPTION: …

LONDON, September 28: As part of its foray into kids’ programming, Parthenon Entertainment has appointed Karina Stanford-Smith as head of children’s production. With Parthenon now managing S4Ci’s existing catalogue of kids’ programming, alongside new projects, the company currently has a …

MUNICH, August 28: SevenOne International is teaming with Singaporean-based distributor 6-6-8 to roll out local call-TV windows based on its interactive quiz station 9Live across Southeast Asia. 6-6-8 will distribute 9Live and produce the interactive quiz shows for the region. …

BURBANK, September 28: Endemol USA’s 1 vs 100 game show begins its five-week run on NBC on Friday, October 13 at 9 p.m. with Bob Saget as its host. The game show will follow an original episode of Deal or …

MUMBAI, September 28: On October 8, Disney Channel in India will launch its first original live-action series in Hindi, Vicky Aur Vetaal. The comedy series features the antics of two unlikely heroes and is a modern-day spin-off of an ancient …

LONDON, September 28: British independent Shed Productions, producers of Footballers Wives, has acquired London-based distributor Screentime Partners. According to published reports, Shed is shelling out £2 million in cash for Screentime Partners, with a further £1 million dependent on Screentime's …

MEXICO CITY, September 28: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo has lashed out at the “unjustified use of force and intimidation” on the part of TV Azteca, which reportedly sent a contingent of people to shut down the production of Telemundo’s new …

NEW YORK, September 28: According to wire reports, The Walt Disney Company is closing down its ESPN Mobile business, a mobile virtual network operator, at the end of this year. ESPN Mobile will continue to offer its wireless service to …

SEATTLE/LONDON, September 28: The BBC and Microsoft have signed a nonexclusive memorandum of understanding to work together on digital content delivery opportunities. BBC’s director-general, Mark Thompson, and director of new media and technology, Ashley Highfield, met Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, September 28: Lionsgate’s CEO, Jon Feltheimer, and vice chairman, Michael Burns, have both agreed to extend their time at the independent studio for another four years. Feltheimer and Burns engineered the December 1999 recapitalization of Lionsgate and joined …