World Screen

NEW YORK, August 21: Lifetime Television is teaming with cable giant Comcast to launch its first video-on-demand service, delivering full-length episodes of some of its popular series as well as original short-form programming not aired on the linear network. The …

LOS ANGELES, August 21: James Gandolfini, the three-time Emmy-winning star of The Sopranos, is launching his own production venture and has signed an exclusive three-year producing deal with HBO. The agreement marks the first overall production deal for Gandolfini, who, …

LOS ANGELES, August 21: The science-fiction series Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, from MGM Television, have joined the iTunes Music Store lineup. Effective today, the first five episodes of Stargate SG1 season ten and the first five episodes of Stargate …

LONDON, August 21: In an interview with MediaGuardian, Andy Harries, ITV’s controller of drama, comedy and films, has called ITV1 “unwatchable” for up-market viewers, and says it has become a “bargain basement” network. "Don't you think that the ABs have …

TV Kids Weekly, August 15, 2005 NAME: High School Musical ORIGIN: This TV movie is based on an original idea from Bill Borden, who has served as producer on numerous feature films, including Desperado, La Bamba, White Nights and Against …

World Screen Weekly, August 17, 2006 Chief Executive Southern Star International As chief executive of Southern Star International, Cathy Payne oversees the exploitation of a program catalogue consisting of some 14,500 hours of programming. And while Southern Star is one …

World Screen Weekly, August 17, 2006 CHANNEL: TV 2 Charlie, Denmark LAUNCH DATE: October 1, 2004 OWNERSHIP: TV 2 Charlie is a subsidiary of state-owned TV 2 Danmark. NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: The channel is distributed via cable and satellite and …

EKATERINBURG, August 18: Russian distribution outfit Studio U7 has expanded its catalogue of documentary programs to 1500 hours. Among the companies represented by Studio U7 in the key markets of Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics and CIS countries are Off the …

SYDNEY, August 18: Beyond Distribution has taken on the international distribution rights to Numberjacks, an animated comedy adventure series for preschool children produced by Britain’s Open Mind Productions for the BBC. Beyond Distribution will officially launch the series in October …

LONDON, August 18: At MIPCOM Junior, Target Entertainment will be offering broadcasters the new 2-D animated series Fluffy Gardens, set to launch on RTE, Cartoon Network UK and ABC in Australia early next year. Target’s kids’ division has taken on …