World Screen

LONDON, August 17: Shares in British cable company NTL were up today on press reports of a potential £10 billion takeover bid by a consortium of private equity firms. According to Reuters, the group is led by Providence Equity with …

NEW YORK, August 17: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who embarked on an aggressive mission to restructure Time Warner early this year, is forming a new fund for the sole purpose of investing in the media conglomerate, according to the New …

EMERYVILLE, August 16: MobiTV has appointed Kay Johansson as chief technology officer for the company, which provides television and digital radio services for cellular, WiFi and broadband-enabled devices and personal computers. Johansson will oversee the creation, development and deployment of …

LONDON, August 16: In conjunction with the expansion of the companies’ advertiser-funded activities, Flextech and UKTV have announced the promotion of Claire Heys to controller of commercial partnerships and the appointment of Sally Quick as the head of commercial partnerships. …

BRIGHTON, August 16: Electric Sky has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to titles from Blakeway Productions, Prospect Pictures, Michael Hoff Productions and Freeform, ranging from timely documentaries to lifestyle series. Included in the acquisitions is Blakeway’s Clash of Worlds, a …

JERSEY CITY, August 16: Monarch Films has sold the documentary America Rebuilds II: Return to Ground Zero to NHK in Japan and Taiwan’s Public Television Service, with other sales pending. The one-hour documentary will air on PBS stations in the …

SANTA MONICA, August 16: Former Sky Networks executive Jamie Roberts is joining GSN as senior VP of programming, effective August 21, reporting to Rich Cronin, the network’s president and CEO. Roberts is charged with overseeing GSN’s production, development, acquisitions and …

LONDON, August 16: Estelle Hughes has stepped down as the controller of ITV’s kids’ channel CITV to work in the independent production sector. According to BBC News, Hughes will now work as a consultant to production companies. Her decision to …

MIAMI, August 16: Nickelodeon Latin America has debuted a new on-air look, including more than 60 vignettes per feed (North, South and Brazil), an animated Nickelodeon logo and a new mascot called Cubito. The vignettes feature kids from Argentina, Mexico …

ATLANTA, August 16: The Toonami Jetstream broadband anime platform operated by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media has delivered more than 9.5 million video streams since launching on July 14, attracting an average of more than 725,000 unique visitors each week. …