World Screen

LONDON, September 7: Darren Childs, the managing director of global channels at BBC Worldwide, today unveiled the division’s expansion plans, led by the rollout of two channels, CBeebies and BBC Entertainment, in India. The preschool service CBeebies will air in …

NEW YORK, September 7: Total advertising expenditures in the U.S. in the first six months of this year increased 4.1 percent to $73 billion, according to TNS Media Intelligence, with Spanish-language media posting significant gains as a result of the …

GUTERSLOH, September 7: Gains at the RTL Group helped Bertelsmann to post half-year revenues of 9.1 billion euros, a 14.5-percent gain on the first half of 2005. The company posted a net profit of 339 million euros, up slightly from …

SYDNEY, September 6: Karen Dacey has been named manager of program sales at ABC Enterprises, succeeding Michael Badorrek. Dacey will oversee the management of ABC Enterprises' program sales business including news and current affairs sales, international distribution of the Film …

NEW YORK, September 6: Steve Ronson has been promoted to executive VP of enterprises for A&E Television Networks from senior VP, adding digital media activities to his mandate. Ronson will now also oversee AETN’s broadband video, short-form syndication, and wireless …

LOS ANGELES, September 6: SupperTime Entertainment has entered into a deal with Telescreen to co-produce a television show based on the book series Alien Clones From Outer Space, targeting kids aged 6 to 9. The books follow ten-year old twins …

LONDON, September 6: 3DD Entertainment has finalized a slate of presales on Robbie Williams: A Close Encounter, featuring the singer’s live performance at Leeds Roundhay Park this weekend. Deals have been concluded with Network Ten, Viasat, YLE, Premiere, M-Net, SBS …

NORWALK, September 6: CABLEready has been appointed as the worldwide distributor of The Weather Channel’s natural disaster series It Could Happen Tomorrow. Each half-hour episode scientifically examines the risks and impact of major disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes …

ST. LOUIS, September 6: Anheuser-Busch, the leading brewery in the U.S., is launching an online entertainment network featuring live and on-demand content from various companies, including Kevin Spacey’s TriggerStreet.com and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s LivePlanet. Bud.TV is slated to …

MIAMI, September 6: Venevision International’s VeneMovies channel has launched on Comcast’s CableLatino Hispanic programming package, which is available in more than 15 markets, including Miami, Boston and Chicago, among others. The 24-hour Spanish-language film network delivers award-winning titles from Mexico, …