World Screen

PARIS/LOS ANGELES/LONDON, September 7: Cynthia Money is exiting VIZ Media to join Taffy Entertainment as president of worldwide consumer products, based in Los Angeles. The announcement follows on the heels of the establishment of a U.K. office by Taffy Entertainment …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, September 7: Fox Reality is teaming with the U.K.’s Indie TV for a participation TV show entitled Your Instant Reality, with the audience being able to submit material, take part in challenges and vote on outcomes. Your Instant …

COPENHAGEN, September 7: Zodiak Television World has inked its first European deal outside of Scandinavia for the Nordisk Film format Wild West, with Grundy Italia developing a local version for RAIDUE. The show turns ordinary people into cowboys in Arizona. …

NEW YORK, September 7: CBS is hailing the early success of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, which has been the top network news broadcast for the past two nights. The premiere of the CBS Evening News with Katie …

SAN FRANCISCO, September 7: In a survey of several European markets, Telephia found that FIFA World Cup mobile content was most popular among Italian subscribers, followed by Germany and then France. Telephia’s Q3 2006 European Subscriber and Device Report (ESDR) …

NEW YORK, September 7: A new study from JupiterResearch has found that while 11 percent of mobile phones will be video capable by the end of this year, just 1 percent of subscribers will actually be willing to pay for …

LONDON, September 7: Virgin Mobile has unveiled the first broadcast mobile-TV service for the U.K., delivering BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4’s made-for-mobile channel, Channel 4 Short Cuts, and E4, beginning October 1. The service, which is provided by BT’s wholesale …

SAINT TROPEZ, September 7: According to the annual survey released by TV France International and CNC, French TV exports were up just 2.7 percent in 2005 to 150.8 million euros, with sales up 4 percent to 112.5 million euros and …

NEW YORK, September 7: Several former U.S. government officials, including Madeleine Albright, have sent letters to The Walt Disney Company’s CEO, Bob Iger, expressing their concerns with ABC’s upcoming mini-series The Path to 9/11. According to the Associated Press, former …

CULVER CITY, September 7: Amy Pascal has been promoted to co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, alongside chairman and CEO Michael Lynton, and has extended her deal with the studio to 2011. In addition to her new title, Pascal will continue …