World Screen

STAMFORD, August 7: World Wrestling Entertainment has said that it is contemplating legal action over a study that claims a direct link between watching professional wrestling on TV and teen violence. The study was conducted by researchers at Wake Forest …

NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, August 7: Google and MTV Networks are trialing a new video distribution model, with Google to provide ad-supported content from MTV Networks via its advertising network to third-party websites. The companies expect to be testing the model …

NEW DELHI, August 7: India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has mandated that all music videos, film trailers and movies, whether produced in India or internationally, must be cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) censorship board as …

April 2006 As the TV markets in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic continue to mature, they are beginning to resemble their more developed cousins in Western Europe. By Chris Dziadul Two years ago, when eight former Soviet Block countries …

CALGARY, August 4: The Canadian production outfit TVnewmedia.com has reached an agreement for Octapixx Worldwide to handle the international sales for the nature programs Wildlife Wranglers and Cougar Crossings. In addition, TVnewmedia.com has inked the first video-on-demand deal for the …

FORT WORTH, August 4: FUNimation Entertainment has acquired the home video, broadcast and theatrical rights to the anime feature Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles from Harmony Gold. "Robotech is the series that introduced an entire generation to anime," said Gen Fukunaga, …

NEW YORK, August 4: New York festivals has announced that it is accepting entries for two of its competitions, The International Television Programming and Promotions Awards and the International Film & Video Awards. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September …

LONDON, August 4: Brand Licensing has announced its seminar program for this year’s event, with eight sessions to be held on October 4-5 in the National Hall at Olympia London. Sessions will cover a broad range of topics, from “Selecting …

LONDON, August 4: Moscow-based producer Cinemotion Group has picked up the format rights to Telenovela Star from Funky Formats for Russia and 14 other markets in the region, including Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. The format combines a scripted daily …

LONDON, August 4: Baby TV has expanded its reach in Eastern Europe, securing full carriage on the analogue offering of Serbia Broadband (SBB) following a trial run on the platform. The channel, targeted to kids under the age of three, …