World Screen

SPRINGFIELD, July 25: The U.S.-backed Middle Eastern news network Alhurra is set to launch in Europe on August 1. Alhurra Europe will be distributed on the Eutelsat Hotbird 3 satellite system, featuring a mix of coverage of regional and international …

MEXICO CITY, July 25: For the second quarter of this year, TV Azteca delivered revenues of Ps.2,653 million ($243.1 million) and a profit of Ps.655 million ($60 million), a 28-percent gain on the year-ago period. “Outstanding revenue this quarter reflects …

NEW YORK, July 25: Peter Price, the president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, is looking to build the Spanish-language Emmys—taking place in New York this October—into a major event that would, like the Primetime …

BURBANK/CUPERTINO, July 25: Friends, Babylon 5 and The Jetsons are among the slate of library titles from Warner Bros. now available on the iTunes Music Store. Other titles from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group now available include some of the …

PARIS, July 25: Richard Parsons, Time Warner’s chairman and CEO, has been named Personality of the Year for MIPCOM 2006. Parsons will receive the award on October 11 at a gala dinner during MIPCOM, which runs from October 9 to …

MUMBAI/BURBANK, July 25: The Walt Disney Company has entered into a deal to acquire the Indian kids’ network Hungama TV, and is taking a stake in Hungama’s current owner, Indian media company UTV Software Communications. Launched in September 2004, Hungama …

NEW YORK, July 25: In an interview with Charlie Rose, AOL co-founder Steve Case apologized for the Internet company’s 2001 merger with Time Warner. Case, who was ousted as chairman of then AOL Time Warner in 2003 and left the …

MUNICH, July 24: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has signed a deal to provide a slate of feature films to maxdome, ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s VOD platform that launches this week, delivering titles such as The Da Vinci Code and Spider-Man. Under …

LOS ANGELES, July 24: Carol Lee is joining Granada International from DIC Entertainment to serve as VP of home entertainment for North America. Lee will be based at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Sherman Oaks and will be responsible for …

BURBANK/TOKYO, July 24: As part of an effort to seek out new content opportunities outside of the U.S., Disney Channel Worldwide has named Michiyo Hayashi to the newly created role of senior manager of development for its Jetix action/adventure brand, …