World Screen

TORONTO, September 8: Corus Entertainment’s Western Canadian service Movie Central has agreed to pre-license 24 new titles from Peace Arch Entertainment Group. In addition to the 24-title commitment, Movie Central has also pre-licensed the ManEater feature films consisting of six …

NEW YORK, September 8: BBC America has picked up the rights to a new documentary series, a crime drama and a prime-time soap for launch in November. The 7×1-hour Paparazzi, from BBC Worldwide Americas, is a documentary series about Darryn …

LONDON, September 8: The Disney Channel original movie High School Musical is set to soon air on 15 terrestrial broadcasters across Europe, including in Italy, Germany, France and Russia. The new deals announced by Buena Vista International Television follow the …

SEATTLE, September 8: Amazon.com has launched Amazon Unbox, a digital video download service delivering TV shows, movies and other content from more than 30 partners in the U.S. and around the world. The service promises DVD-quality picture, and allows customers …

LONDON, September 8: Liberty Global’s Chellomedia has acquired a further 55 percent stake in the Central European channel Sport1 for 43 million euros in cash, bringing its interest up to 80 percent. Sport1 currently packages and distributes sports programming in …

BURBANK, September 8: ABC has issued a statement noting that the criticism of its upcoming The Path to 9/11 mini-series is “premature”, but reports indicate that the network is continuing to make edits to the production, which is set to …

BRUSSELS, September 8: The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Dutch cable platforms Casema and Multikabel by private equity firms Cinven and Warburg Pincus. The Commission concluded that the proposed transaction would not “significantly impede effective competition” in the …

World Screen Weekly, September 7, 2006 CHANNEL: DMAX, Germany LAUNCH DATE: September 1, 2006 OWNERSHIP: Discovery Communications is the majority owner of DMAX, which is a joint venture between Discovery, Spiegel TV and Development Company for Television Programmes (DCTP). NUMBER …

World Screen Weekly, September 7, 2006   Hugo Rose CEO Televix Entertainment Long before anime found enthusiastic fans around the world, Hugo Rose had discovered its unique appeal. Rose set up his distribution company, Televix Entertainment, in 1990 and soon …

HONG KONG, September 7: Granada International has expanded its Asian operations with the appointment of Ting Wai Ho as senior sales executive, based in its new Hong Kong office. Ting reports to James Ross, Granada International’s recently appointed regional director …