World Screen

LONDON, August 30: BBC Worldwide Americas has sold a range of high-definition titles to TV Azteca in Mexico and the pan-regional Latin American network People & Arts. TV Azteca took 17 titles, for a total of 30-plus hours that will …

LONDON, August 30: DangerMouse, celebrating its 25th anniversary next month, is returning to terrestrial screens in the U.K. following the BBC’s acquisition of the classic animation from Fremantle International Distribution. BBC has acquired for broadcast on BBC Daytime 18 25-minute …

KUALA LUMPUR, August 30: Sony Pictures Television International’s Animax channel launches as a full 24/7 service in Malaysia tomorrow on pay-TV platform Astro, reaching more than 1.9 million subscribers. As part of the channel’s expansion plans in Asia, Animax will …

LONDON, August 30: STR Productions in Turkey is the latest outfit to come on board for Funky Formats’ interactive drama format Telenovela Star, marking the 40th deal on the title, with negotiations currently underway for English- and Spanish-language versions in …

LONDON, August 30: British independent Zenith Entertainment has gone into administrative receivership, the Guardian reported today, with PricewaterhouseCoopers seeking a buyer for the company’s assets. Zenith’s Blaze Television division, whose credits include CD:UK, has reportedly already been sold to Shout! …

STOCKHOLM, August 30: The Modern Times Group has completed its acquisition of PRVA TV in Slovenia, after receiving clearance from the country’s Ministry of Culture. PRVA TV is the third-largest privately owned free-to-air television channel in Slovenia. MTG announced the …

ALVISO, August 30: TiVo, which launched its audience research division last month, has expanded its relationship with the Omnicom Media Group. Omnicom’s OMD and PHD divisions will acquire TiVo’s second-by-second advertising and audience measurement research. Moving forward, Omnicom Media Group …

VANCOUVER, August 30: After acquiring IDT Entertainment’s 62-percent stake in Mainframe Entertainment last month, Canada’s Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects has reached a deal to acquire the remaining 38 percent interest in the CGI animation outfit. RNK Capital Limited Partnership, …

NEW YORK, August 30: According to Reuters, Time Warner’s AOL division has received bids worth more than 600 million euros for its Internet access business in Germany. After losing subscribers, AOL has been shifting now to a model that gives …

MINNESOTA, August 30: Hubbard Media Group and The Weinstein Company are part of a consortium that has acquired Ovation, a U.S. cable and satellite channel devoted to the arts that reaches about 5 million homes. "This is just part of …