World Screen

LUXEMBOURG, August 30: Despite a 19 percent increase in revenues from 2.4 billion euros to 2.85 billion euros, RTL Group’s profit for the first half of this year dipped from 312 million euros to 296 million euros as a result …

World Screen Weekly, August 31, 2006 CHANNEL: TV Land LAUNCH DATE: April 29, 1996 OWNERSHIP: TV Land is a companion channel to Nick at Nite and is owned by Viacom. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: The channel reaches more than 85 million …

TV Kids Weekly, August 29, 2006 NAME: It’s a Big Big World ORIGIN: The show is an original idea from Emmy-award winning writer, director and creator Mitchell Kriegman. CREATOR: Mitchell Kriegman TV SHOW: It’s a Big Big World consists of …

SINGAPORE, August 29: In a bid to expand the reach of AXN Asia and Animax Asia and to streamline its operations, SPE Networks Asia has announced a restructuring that includes new hires as well as the promotion of key personnel. …

LOS ANGELES, August 29: As part of its expansion plans, First Look Studios has appointed Stuart Ford as president of First Look International, and Ken DuBow has been tapped as the president of a new division, First Look Television. Ford …

SEATTLE, August 29: ReelTime Rentals today announced an agreement with PorchLight Entertainment to non-exclusively offer family movies and children's entertainment from their library on the ReelTimeTV.net broadband platform. The deal also covers selections from PorchLight’s non-fiction and music division. A …

LONDON, August 29: Granada International has sold the BBC One drama series The Impressionists to more than 100 territories around the world, including the U.S., with PBS, and Latin America, with HBO. Other broadcasters on board include CHUM TV in …

BURBANK, August 29: Buena Vista Productions is working with Fujisankei Communications International to develop and produce an American version of Fuji Television’s reality game show Run for Money. Reality entertainment veteran Scott Messick has been tapped as executive producer for …

HONG KONG, August 29: Celestial Pictures has launched WaTV, a channel exploring youth lifestyles in modern china, on the pay-TV platform Astro All Asia Networks in Malaysia and Brunei. The channel, according to Celestial, is devoted to the “trendy youth …

BEIJING, August 29: Following a successful stint at the Beijing TV Festival last week, BBC Worldwide has secured two deals on its raft of factual titles with Chinese broadcasters. The docudramas Krakatoa—The Last Days, Hannibal—Rome’s Worst Nightmare and The Lost …