World Screen

August 2006 This month, the SCI FI Channel series Stargate SG-1 celebrates its 200th episode. First launched on the Showtime pay cable network in the U.S., the show is now in its tenth season and has been licensed into more …

April 2006 By Anna Carugati When viewers in Britain want to watch programming that is different, cutting edge, and often pushes the envelope, chances are they tune in to Channel 4. It was established in 1981 as an advertising-funded, not-for-profit …

World Screen Weekly, August 8, 2006 NAME: Storm Hawks ORIGIN: Based on an original idea. CREATOR: Asaph "Ace" Fipke, Nerd Corps Entertainment’s CEO and founder. TV SHOW: This series of 52 half hours is done in 3-D animation. It’s an …

World Screen Weekly, August 10, 2006 A look at some of the documentary titles about September 11, 2001, available on the international market. Five years may have gone by, but images of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks still evoke …

World Screen Weekly, August 10, 2006 CHANNEL: Five, U.K. LAUNCH DATE: March 30, 1997 OWNERSHIP: 100-percent owned by the RTL Group, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS: 97 percent of U.K. households. DISTRIBUTION: Terrestrial DESCRIPTION: Five is a general …

SANTA MONICA, August 11: GSN has responded to the suit filed against it by Ultimate Blackjack Tour, calling the litigation “baseless and without merit.” Ultimate Blackjack Tour, whose TV series of the same name launches on CBS Sports this fall, …

LONDON, August 11: Bhavneet Singh has been promoted to deputy general manager of MTV Networks International’s emerging markets group in Europe, overseeing a portfolio of channels in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Singh will be responsible for …

HILVERSUM, August 11: JCP (Jetix Consumer Products), the licensing division of Jetix Europe, has been tapped to manage the merchandising rights to SEGA’s classic Sonic The Hedgehog video game character for a number of product categories across Europe. JCP is …

TORONTO, August 11: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has secured a revolving credit facility of $20 million from JPMorgan. The financial injection will be used by the Canadian film, TV and home entertainment outfit to fund its recently announced acquisition of …

BURBANK, August 11: The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been renewed through the 2009-2010 season by NBC-owned and operated stations in 10 major TV markets including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. “We’ve believed in Ellen and this series from the …